Where does “cercenar” come from?
cercenar (Spanish) comes from Latin circināre, from Latin circinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
cercenar (Spanish): to curtail, cut, sever, cut short
Definitions
- to curtail, cut, sever, cut short
Ancestry of “cercenar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | circināre | — |
| 2 | Latin | circinus | A pair of compasses; a tool for measuring... |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |