Where does “ceniza” come from?

ceniza (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ceniza, from Vulgar Latin cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

ceniza (Spanish): ash; feminine singular of cenizo

Definitions

  1. ash; feminine singular of cenizo

Ancestry of “ceniza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcenizaash
2Vulgar Latincinisiaashes
3Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “ceniza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Vulgar Latin cinisia →