Where does “cement” come from?

Cement comes from Middle English syment, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum meaning rough stone or chips used in masonry, derived from Latin caedo meaning to cut or strike, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- and keh₂id-.

cement (English): A powdered substance produced by firing calcium...

Definitions

  1. A powdered substance produced by firing calcium...

Ancestry of “cement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsymentCement, mortar, or a similar substance used in...
2Old Frenchciment—
3Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
4Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
5Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “cement”

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