Where does “cinus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cinus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cinus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen-Every word from Latin cinis
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