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Where does “cenacle” come from?

cenacle (Old French) comes from Latin cēnāculum, from Latin cēnō, from Latin cēna, from Old Latin cesna, from Proto-Italic kertsnā, from Proto-Indo-European kért-s-nh₂, from Proto-Indo-European skert-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “cenacle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincēnāculum—
2Latincēnō—
3Latincēna—
4Old Latincesna—
5Proto-Italickertsnā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankért-s-nh₂portion
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskert-to cut
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “cenacle”

  • cenacle
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