Where does “cesium” come from?

cesium (Dutch) comes from German Cäsium, from Latin caesium, from Russian це́зий, from Latin caesius, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

cesium (Dutch): caesium, cesium

Definitions

  1. caesium, cesium

Ancestry of “cesium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCäsiumcesium
2Latincaesiumnominative neuter singular of caesius; caesium
3Russianце́зийcaesium UK, cesium US
4Latincaesiusbluish-gray, gray-eyed, blue-eyed, cat-eyed;...
5Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
6Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →