Where does “cēna” come from?
cēna (Latin) comes 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.
cēna (Latin): dinner, supper, principal meal (anciently taken at noon, afterwards later)
Definitions
- dinner, supper, principal meal (anciently taken at noon, afterwards later)
Ancestry of “cēna”, step by step
cēna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Latin cesna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Latin | cesna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kertsnā | meal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kért-s-nh₂ | portion |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skert- | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Proto-Italic kert(e)snā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | kert(e)snā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kert-sna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |