Where does “*cerēna” come from?
*cerēna (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin carina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Ancestry of “*cerēna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | carina | keel of a ship; ship |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |