Where does “cernere” come from?

cernere (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

cernere (Latin): present active infinitive of cernō; second-person...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of cernō; second-person...

Ancestry of “cernere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickrinōsift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “cernere

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