Where does “ceri” come from?

ceri (Romanian) comes from Romanian cere, from Latin quaerere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

ceri (Romanian): second-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “ceri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancereto request, to ask
2Latinquaererepresent active infinitive of quaerō;...
3LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaero →