Where does “kėres” come from?
kėres (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic keresyā, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.
kėres (Proto-Brythonic): cherry
Definitions
- cherry
Ancestry of “kėres”, step by step
kėres traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Celtic keresyā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | keresyā | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ceresia | — |
| 3 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 4 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 7 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via Latin ceresia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |