Where does “cenușiu” come from?

cenușiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian cenușă, from Vulgar Latin cinusia, from Latin cinus, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cenușiu (Romanian): ashen, ashy; gray; grayish, greyish

Definitions

  1. ashen, ashy; gray; grayish, greyish

Ancestry of “cenușiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancenușăash; cinder
2Vulgar Latincinusiaash
3Latincinus—
4Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Latin cinus →