Where does “caesural” come from?

caesural (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

caesural (English): Of or pertaining to a caesura

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a caesura

Ancestry of “caesural”, step by step

caesural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English caesura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaesuraA pause or interruption in a poem, music,...
2Latincaesūraa cutting, felling, hewing down
3Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
4Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →