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Where does “cenatorius” come from?

cenatorius (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “cenatorius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincēna—
2Old Latincesna—
3Proto-Italickertsnā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankért-s-nh₂portion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskert-to cut
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “cenatorius”

  • cenatory
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