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Etymology and origin of the Latin word ceresia

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Ancient Greek κεράσιον
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Latin ceresia
Romanian cireașă
Spanish cereza

Pronunciation

  • Classical: [kɛˈrɛ.si.a][1]
  • Ecclesiastical: [t͡ʃeˈrɛː.s̬i.a][1]

Forms

ceresia f (genitive ceresiae); first declension[1]

Etymology

It is from Late Latin ceresium, whose neuter plural was taken as a feminine singular.[1] Ceresium is an assimilated form of cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), which is κερασός (kerasós, “cherry tree”) with the suffix -ιον (-ion).[1]

Semantic evolution

Wiktionary labels it Late Latin.[1] It is the source of the Romance words for the cherry, among them Italian ciliegia, Sicilian cirasa, Romansh tscharescha, Catalan cirera and Romanian cireașă.[1]

Meanings

Noun

  1. (Late Latin) A cherry.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
Cite this entry

“Ceresia.” Etymologically, 13 Nov. 2026, etymologically.com/la/ceresia. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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