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Where does “cenaturus” come from?

cenaturus (Latin) comes from Latin ceno, from Latin cena, 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.

cenaturus (Latin): About to eat

Definitions

  1. About to eat

Ancestry of “cenaturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincenoI dine, eat dinner, sup
2Latincenadinner; gwestva, a duty levied by Welsh kings...
3Old Latincesna—
4Proto-Italickertsnā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankért-s-nh₂portion
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskert-to cut
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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