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Where does “cestuan” come from?

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

cestuan (English): Of, or pertaining to a boxer's gloves

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to a boxer's gloves

Ancestry of “cestuan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincestusa girdle, tie, band or strap worn around the...
2Latincaestusa type of boxing glove made from a strap of...
3Latincaedō—
4Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →