Where does “caesura” come from?

Caesura comes from Latin caesura, derived from the past participle caesus of Latin caedō meaning "to cut," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

caesura (English): A pause or interruption in a poem, music,...

Definitions

  1. A pause or interruption in a poem, music,...

Ancestry of “caesura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaesūraa cutting, felling, hewing down
2Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
3Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “caesura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →