Where does “cenisa” come from?

cenisa (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cenisa (Old Spanish): ash, cinder

Definitions

  1. ash, cinder

Ancestry of “cenisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincinisiaashes
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Vulgar Latin cinisia →