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Where does “cereso” come from?

cereso (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin cereseum, from Latin cerasus, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

Ancestry of “cereso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincereseum—
2Latincerasuscherry tree; cherry
3Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
4Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “cereso”

  • cerezo
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