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Where does “écimer” come from?

écimer (French) comes from French cime, from French cimetière, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimiterium, from Late Latin coemeterium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

écimer (French): to pollard, to prune a tree's top to improve the...

Definitions

  1. to pollard, to prune a tree's top to improve the...

Ancestry of “écimer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcimepeak, summit; top
2Frenchcimetièrecemetery, graveyard
3Old Frenchcimitiere—
4Medieval Latincimiterium—
5Late Latincoemeteriumcemetery, churchyard, burial ground
6Ancient Greekκοιμητήριονsleeping chamber
7Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “écimer”

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