Where does “cisco” come from?

cisco (Portuguese) comes from Latin cinisculum, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cisco (Portuguese): speck

Definitions

  1. speck

Ancestry of “cisco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinisculum—
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 Latin cinisculum →