Where does “cernaglia” come from?
cernaglia (Italian) comes from Italian cernere, from Latin cernō, from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
cernaglia (Italian): the sheets of paper which are discarded
Definitions
- the sheets of paper which are discarded
Ancestry of “cernaglia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cernere | To separate, distinguish; To choose; To sift,... |
| 2 | Latin | cernō | to distinguish, divide, separate, sift |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | krinō | sift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |