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Where does “cernierato” come from?

cernierato (Italian) comes from Italian cerniera, from French charnière, from Vulgar Latin cardinaria, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

cernierato (Italian): hinged; folded

Definitions

  1. hinged; folded

Ancestry of “cernierato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancernierahinge, pivot; clasp; zip
2Frenchcharnièrehinge; joint; turning point
3Vulgar Latincardinaria—
4Latincardō—
5Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →