Where does “dopocena” come from?
dopocena (Italian) comes from Italian cena, from Latin cēna, from Old Latin cesna, from Proto-Italic kertsnā, from Proto-Indo-European kért-s-nh₂, from Proto-Indo-European skert-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
dopocena (Italian): after dinner; time after dinner, evening
Definitions
- after dinner; time after dinner, evening
Ancestry of “dopocena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cena | dinner; inflection of cenare:
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| 2 | Latin | cēna | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | cesna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kertsnā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kért-s-nh₂ | portion |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skert- | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |