Where does “cerne” come from?

cerne (Romanian) comes from Latin cernō, from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

cerne (Romanian): to sift; to discern; to screen, sort

Definitions

  1. to sift; to discern; to screen, sort

Ancestry of “cerne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincernōto distinguish, divide, separate, sift
2Proto-Italickrinōsift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “cerne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Italic krinō →Every word from Latin cernō →