Where does “cerner” come from?

cerner (Spanish) comes from Latin cernere, from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

cerner (Spanish): to sift; to blossom; to circle; to hover

Definitions

  1. to sift; to blossom; to circle; to hover

Ancestry of “cerner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincernerepresent active infinitive of cernō; second-person...
2Proto-Italickrinōsift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Italic krinō →Every word from Latin cernere →