Where does “noncerium” come from?
noncerium (English) comes from English cerium, from English Ceres, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
noncerium (English): Not of or pertaining to cerium
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to cerium
Ancestry of “noncerium”, step by step
noncerium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cerium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cerium | A chemical element with an atomic number of 58,... |
| 2 | English | Ceres | a recently discovered asteroid; Roman goddess of... |
| 3 | Latin | Cerēs | Ceres goddess of agriculture |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kerēs | Ceres |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerēs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |