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Where does “sinceramente” come from?

sinceramente (Spanish) comes from Spanish sincero, from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

sinceramente (Spanish): sincerely, honestly

Definitions

  1. sincerely, honestly

Ancestry of “sinceramente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsincerosincere, honest
2Latinsincērus—
3Proto-Italicsenkairos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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