Where does “cenicero” come from?
cenicero (Spanish) comes from Spanish ceniza, from Old Spanish ceniza, from Vulgar Latin cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.
cenicero (Spanish): ashtray
Ancestry of “cenicero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ceniza | ash; feminine singular of cenizo |
| 2 | Old Spanish | ceniza | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cinisia | ashes |
| 4 | Latin | cinis | cold ashes; ruins of a burned city |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱen- | to set oneself in motion, arise |