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Where does “ciment” come from?

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

ciment (French): cement

Definitions

  1. cement

Ancestry of “ciment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
2Latincaedō—
3Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “ciment”

  • cimentation
  • cimentier
  • cimenter
  • cimenterie
  • xi măng
  • ciment
  • ຊີມັງ
  • si măng
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