Where does “excreción” come from?

excreción (Spanish) comes from Late Latin excretio, from Latin excernō, from Latin cernō, from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

excreción (Spanish): excretion

Definitions

  1. excretion

Ancestry of “excreción”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinexcretioexcretion
2Latinexcernōto sift out, separate
3Latincernōto distinguish, divide, separate, sift
4Proto-Italickrinōsift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Italic krinō →Every word from Latin cernō →