Where does “cæsium” come from?

cæsium (French) comes from Latin caesius, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

cæsium (French): Alternative form of césium

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of césium

Ancestry of “cæsium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaesiusbluish-gray, gray-eyed, blue-eyed, cat-eyed;...
2Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
3Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →
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