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Where does “cisne” come from?

cisne (Spanish) comes from Old French cisne, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cycnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον — wild; wild animal.

cisne (Spanish): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “cisne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcisneswan
2Late Latincicinus—
3Latincycnusswan
4Ancient GreekΚύκνος—
5Latinolorswan; A smell
6Ancient GreekΤιτάνTitan
7Translingual-therium—
8Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
9Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
10Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “cisne”

  • cisne negro
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