Where does “cinereous” come from?

cinereous (English) comes from Latin cinereus, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cinereous (English): Of an ash-gray colour; Like ashes; Containing...

Definitions

  1. Of an ash-gray colour; Like ashes; Containing...

Ancestry of “cinereous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinereusashen, like ashes
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “cinereous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Latin cinereus →