Where does “cenerentola” come from?

cenerentola (Italian) comes from Italian cenere, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cenerentola (Italian): a girl who is mistreated and made to perform...

Definitions

  1. a girl who is mistreated and made to perform...

Ancestry of “cenerentola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancenereash, cinder
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen-Every word from Latin cinisEvery word from Italian cenere