Where does “cendré” come from?

cendré (Middle French) comes from Old French cendre, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

Ancestry of “cendré”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcendreash
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “cendré”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Old French cendre →