Where does “cendre” come from?

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

cendre (Old French): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “cendre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cendre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →
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