Where does “sincero” come from?
sincero (Galician) comes from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
sincero (Galician): Meaning what one says or does; truthful; sincere
Definitions
- Meaning what one says or does; truthful; sincere
Ancestry of “sincero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sincērus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | senkairos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “sincero”