Where does “Cenchreae” come from?
Cenchreae (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κεγχρεαί, from Ancient Greek κέγχρος, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-gʰ-r-o- — pulverized.
Ancestry of “Cenchreae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Κεγχρεαί | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέγχρος | millet; anything in small grains; a small kind of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer-gʰ-r-o- | pulverized |