Where does “pseudocereal” come from?
pseudocereal (English) comes from English cereal, from French céréale, from Latin Cereālis, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
pseudocereal (English): Any plant that, although not belonging to the...
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- Any plant that, although not belonging to the...
Ancestry of “pseudocereal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cereal | A type of grass cultivated for its edible... |
| 2 | French | céréale | cereal |
| 3 | Latin | Cereālis | famously held by |
| 4 | Latin | Cerēs | Ceres goddess of agriculture |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kerēs | Ceres |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerēs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |