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Where does “cernuus” come from?

cernuus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cernuus (Latin): with the face turned towards the earth, inclined...

Definitions

  1. with the face turned towards the earth, inclined...

Ancestry of “cernuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cernuus”

  • cernuous
  • cernua
  • cernuo
  • cernuans
  • cernuaturus
  • cernuatus
  • cernuandus
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