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Where does “ceresa” come from?

ceresa (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

Ancestry of “ceresa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinceresia—
2Latinceresium—
3Latincerasium—
4Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
5Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
6Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “ceresa”

  • cereza
  • seresa
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