Where does “cerniente” come from?

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

cerniente (Spanish): scout

Definitions

  1. scout

Ancestry of “cerniente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcernirto sift
2Latincernōto distinguish, divide, separate, sift
3Proto-Italickrinōsift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Italic krinō →Every word from Latin cernō →