After a cosy Christmas fire, there are cinders in the fireplace, as well as ashes, which in French are called cendres.

While 'cinder' and 'cendre' may look alike, they aren't etymologically related in any way: they come from two entirely unrelated words.

However, 'cendre' did influence the spelling of 'cinder'.

My new infographic tells you all about it.

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But Cinderella seems to belong to the left side ... uhm ... nope ... checked Wikipedia, she's called Cendrillon in French (and Cennerentola in Napolitan), which now makes sense.

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