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Where does “cenerentolo” come from?

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

cenerentolo (Italian): masculine of cenerentola: a man who is mistreated...

Definitions

  1. masculine of cenerentola: a man who is mistreated...

Ancestry of “cenerentolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancenereash, cinder
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
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