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Where does “cerio” come from?

cerio (Latin) comes from Latin cerium, from Ancient Greek κηρίον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cerio (Latin): dative singular of cerium; ablative singular of...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of cerium; ablative singular of...

Ancestry of “cerio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinceriumA bad species of swelling or ulcer; cerium
2Ancient Greekκηρίον—
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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