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Where does “sincero” come from?

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

sincero (Italian): sound, genuine; sincere, honest; first-person...

Definitions

  1. sound, genuine; sincere, honest; first-person...

Ancestry of “sincero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsincērus—
2Proto-Italicsenkairos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “sincero”

  • sincere
  • sinceramente
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