Where does “cseresznyepiros” come from?
cseresznyepiros (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cseresznye, from Proto-Slavic čeršьňa, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.
cseresznyepiros (Hungarian): cherry red of a deep bright red colour, like that of a cherry
Definitions
- cherry red of a deep bright red colour, like that of a cherry
Ancestry of “cseresznyepiros”, step by step
cseresznyepiros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian cseresznye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | cseresznye | cherry |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čeršьňa | sweet cherry |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ceresia | — |
| 4 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 5 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 8 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via Hungarian piros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | piros | red |