Where does “kulay-seresa” come from?
kulay-seresa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog seresa, from Spanish cereza, from Portuguese cereja, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός — pear-tree.
kulay-seresa (Tagalog): cherry red
Definitions
- cherry red
Ancestry of “kulay-seresa”, step by step
kulay-seresa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog seresa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | seresa | cherry |
| 2 | Spanish | cereza | cherry red; cherry |
| 3 | Portuguese | cereja | cherry |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | ceresia | — |
| 5 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 6 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 9 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |