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Where does “cispontine” come from?

cispontine (English) comes from English cis-, from Latin cis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cispontine (English): On this side of the bridge

Definitions

  1. On this side of the bridge

Ancestry of “cispontine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcis-On this side of; API + diazene → cis-diazene;...
2Latincison or to this or the near side of; short of;...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
4Middle Englishkyt—
5Germankitt—
6Old High Germankuti—
7Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
8Proto-Germanickweduzresin
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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