Where does “cerca” come from?
cerca (Spanish) comes from Spanish cercar, from Old Spanish cercar, from Latin circāre, from Latin circā, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
cerca (Spanish): close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh; close,...
Definitions
- close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh; close,...
Ancestry of “cerca”, step by step
cerca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cercar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cercar | to corral, fence, to fence off |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cercar | — |
| 3 | Latin | circāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | circā | — |
| 5 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 6 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |