Where does “excretar” come from?

excretar (Portuguese) comes from French excréter, from Latin excretus, from Latin excernō, from Latin cernō, from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

excretar (Portuguese): to excrete; to expel, expunge; to defecate

Definitions

  1. to excrete; to expel, expunge; to defecate

Ancestry of “excretar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexcréterto excrete
2Latinexcretusseparated
3Latinexcernōto sift out, separate
4Latincernōto distinguish, divide, separate, sift
5Proto-Italickrinōsift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Italic krinō →Every word from Latin cernō →