Where does “sincere” come from?

sincere (Italian) comes from Italian sincero, from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

sincere (Italian): feminine plural of sincero

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of sincero

Ancestry of “sincere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansincerosound, genuine; sincere, honest; first-person...
2Latinsincērusclean, pure, sound
3Proto-Italicsenkairos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →