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Where does “cer” come from?

cer (Romanian) comes from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.

cer (Romanian): sky; heaven; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “cer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
2Proto-Italickailom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—

Words derived from “cer”

  • ceresc
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