Where does “cinsa” come from?
cinsa (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cĩisa, from Vulgar Latin cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.
cinsa (Galician): ash, ashes; ashes, cremated remains
Definitions
- ash, ashes; ashes, cremated remains
Ancestry of “cinsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | cĩisa | ash, ashes |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cinisia | ashes |
| 3 | Latin | cinis | cold ashes; ruins of a burned city |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱen- | to set oneself in motion, arise |
Words derived from “cinsa”