Where does “cien” come from?

cien (English) comes from English scion, from Middle English sion, from Old French cion, from Frankish kīþō, from Proto-Germanic kīþô, from Proto-Indo-European geye- — to split open, to sprout.

cien (English): Obsolete spelling of scion

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of scion

Ancestry of “cien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscionA descendant, especially a first-generation...
2Middle Englishsion—
3Old Frenchcionchild, usually a newborn
4Frankishkīþō—
5Proto-Germanickīþô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangeye-to split open, to sprout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geye- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþô →Every word from Frankish kīþō →
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