Where does “sinsel” come from?

sinsel (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish cincel, from Old French cisel, from Vulgar Latin cisellum, from Latin caesellum, from Latin caesus, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

Ancestry of “sinsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcincelchisel
2Old Frenchciselpair of scissors
3Vulgar Latincisellum
4Latincaesellum
5Latincaesuscut, hewn, felled; struck, beaten; killed
6Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
7Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-Every word from Proto-Italic kaidōEvery word from Latin caedō
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