Where does “cerizo” come from?
cerizo (Ido) comes from Esperanto ĉerizo, from English cerise, from French cerise, from Spanish cereza, from Portuguese cereja, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium — pear-tree.
cerizo (Ido): cherry
Definitions
- cherry
Ancestry of “cerizo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉerizo | cherry |
| 2 | English | cerise | A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink;... |
| 3 | French | cerise | cerise colour; cherry; cerise |
| 4 | Spanish | cereza | cherry red; cherry |
| 5 | Portuguese | cereja | cherry |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | ceresia | — |
| 7 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 8 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 11 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |