Where does “cernere” come from?

cernere (Italian) comes from Latin cernō, from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

cernere (Italian): To separate, distinguish; To choose; To sift,...

Definitions

  1. To separate, distinguish; To choose; To sift,...

Ancestry of “cernere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincernōto distinguish, divide, separate, sift
2Proto-Italickrinōsift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “cernere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Italic krinō →Every word from Latin cernō →