Where does “cenizo” come from?

cenizo (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.

cenizo (Spanish): ash; nettle-leaved goosefoot, Chenopodiastrum...

Definitions

  1. ash; nettle-leaved goosefoot, Chenopodiastrum...

Ancestry of “cenizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcenizaash; feminine singular of cenizo
2Old Spanishcenizaash
3Vulgar Latincinisiaashes
4Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen-Every word from Latin cinisEvery word from Vulgar Latin cinisia