Where does “céxa” come from?
céxa (Venetian) comes from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.
céxa (Venetian): Alternative spelling of cexa
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of cexa
Ancestry of “céxa”, step by step
céxa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin ceresia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | ceresia | — |
| 2 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 3 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 6 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via Latin ecclēsia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ecclēsia | church (a house of worship) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐκκλησία | assembly; congregation, church |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |