Where does “sincere” come from?
sincere (Latin) comes from Latin sincerus, from Latin crescere, from Latin cresco, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
sincere (Latin): uprightly, honestly, frankly, sincerely; vocative...
Definitions
- uprightly, honestly, frankly, sincerely; vocative...
Ancestry of “sincere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sincerus | clean, pure, sound; uninjured, whole; real,... |
| 2 | Latin | crescere | present active infinitive of crēscō; to spring... |
| 3 | Latin | cresco | I increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |