Where does “cest” come from?

cest (English) comes from Latin cestus, from Latin caestus, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

cest (English): A woman's girdle; a cestus

Definitions

  1. A woman's girdle; a cestus

Ancestry of “cest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincestusa girdle, tie, band or strap worn around the...
2Latincaestusa type of boxing glove made from a strap of...
3Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
4Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “cest”

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