Italian cena

← Spanish cena (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *kért-s-nh₂ (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *ker- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *sker- (mention)

← Proto-Italic *kertsnā (inherited)

← Latin cēna (inherited)

← Portuguese ceia (cognate)

→ Italian dopocena (prefix)

→ Italian apericena (blend)

→ Portuguese ceia (cognate)