Where does “cere” come from?
cere (Romanian) comes from Latin quaerere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.
cere (Romanian): to request, to ask
Ancestry of “cere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | quaerere | present active infinitive of quaerō;... |
| 2 | Latin | quaero | I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |
Words derived from “cere”