Where does “cerium” come from?
cerium (New Latin) comes from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cerium (New Latin): A bad species of swelling or ulcer; cerium
Definitions
- A bad species of swelling or ulcer; cerium
Ancestry of “cerium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Cerēs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kerēs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerēs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “cerium”