Where does “seriz” come from?
seriz (Haitian Creole) comes from French cerise, from Spanish cereza, from Portuguese cereja, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός — pear-tree.
seriz (Haitian Creole): cherry (fruit)
Definitions
- cherry (fruit)
Ancestry of “seriz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cerise | cerise colour; cherry; cerise |
| 2 | Spanish | cereza | cherry red; cherry |
| 3 | Portuguese | cereja | cherry |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | ceresia | — |
| 5 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 6 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 9 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |