Where does “Cendrillon” come from?

Cendrillon (French) comes from French cendre, from Middle French cendré, from Old French cendre, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

Cendrillon (French): Cinderella (fairy tale)

Definitions

  1. Cinderella (fairy tale)

Ancestry of “Cendrillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcendreash
2Middle Frenchcendré—
3Old Frenchcendreash
4Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Old French cendre →