Where does “cinza” come from?

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

cinza (Portuguese): grey; ash, ashes

Definitions

  1. grey; ash, ashes

Ancestry of “cinza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecĩisaash, ashes
2Vulgar Latincinisiaashes
3Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “cinza”

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