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Where does “cereza” come from?

cereza (Spanish) comes from Portuguese cereja, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

cereza (Spanish): cherry red; cherry

Definitions

  1. cherry red; cherry

Ancestry of “cereza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecerejacherry
2Vulgar Latinceresia—
3Latinceresium—
4Latincerasium—
5Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
6Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
7Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “cereza”

  • seresa
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