Where does “cinereo” come from?

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

cinereo (Italian): pale, ashen; ash-grey

Definitions

  1. pale, ashen; ash-grey

Ancestry of “cinereo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinereusashen, like ashes
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Latin cinereus →