Where does “sincere” come from?

sincere (Middle French) comes from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

sincere (Middle French): sincere (genuinely meaning what one says or does)

Definitions

  1. sincere (genuinely meaning what one says or does)

Ancestry of “sincere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsincērusclean, pure, sound
2Proto-Italicsenkairos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “sincere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →