Where does “cendre” come from?

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

cendre (French): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “cendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcendré
2Old Frenchcendreash
3Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “cendre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen-Every word from Latin cinisEvery word from Old French cendre
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