Etymology

ceres

Ce·res
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Today it means: The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter. Full definition →

Latin Cerē ← Proto-Italic *Kerēs ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱerēs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerēs
  3. Proto-Italic*Kerēs
  4. LatinCerē
  5. English todayCeres

Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*ḱer- all →

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