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Where does “cinerem” come from?

cinerem (Latin) comes from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cinerem (Latin): accusative singular of cinis

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of cinis

Ancestry of “cinerem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “cinerem”

  • cenere
  • Cenerentola
  • cenerentola
  • ceneraccio
  • cenerino
  • portacenere
  • cenerentolo
  • paracenere
  • cendrier
  • Cendrillon
  • cendreux
  • cendre
  • cindrujo
  • cindrigi
  • Cindrulino
  • cindro
  • cendre
  • cinde
  • cenere
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