Where does “ciliegia” come from?

ciliegia (Italian) comes from Italian ciriegia, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

ciliegia (Italian): cherry

Definitions

  1. cherry

Ancestry of “ciliegia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciriegia
2Vulgar Latinceresia
3Latinceresium
4Latincerasiumcherry, fruit of the cherry tree
5Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
6Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
7Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “ciliegia

Every word from Akkadian ????Every word from Ancient Greek κερασόςEvery word from Ancient Greek κεράσιον