Where does “cer” come from?
cer (Polish) comes from New Latin cerium, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cer (Polish): cerium
Definitions
- cerium
Ancestry of “cer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | cerium | A bad species of swelling or ulcer; cerium |
| 2 | Latin | Cerēs | Ceres goddess of agriculture |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kerēs | Ceres |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |