Where does “ĉerizarbo” come from?
ĉerizarbo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉerizo, from English cerise, from French cerise, from Spanish cereza, from Portuguese cereja, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium — pear-tree.
ĉerizarbo (Esperanto): cherry tree
Ancestry of “ĉerizarbo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ĉerizo | cherry |
| 2 | English | cerise | A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink;... |
| 3 | French | cerise | cerise colour; cherry; cerise |
| 4 | Spanish | cereza | cherry red; cherry |
| 5 | Portuguese | cereja | cherry |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | ceresia | — |
| 7 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 8 | Latin | cerasium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 11 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |