Where does “excern” come from?
excern (English) comes from Latin excernō, from Latin cernō, from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
excern (English): excrete; give off
Ancestry of “excern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | excernō | — |
| 2 | Latin | cernō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | krinō | sift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |