Where does “cisalpine” come from?
cisalpine (French) comes from French cisalpin, from Latin cisalpinus, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cisalpine (French): feminine singular of cisalpin
Definitions
- feminine singular of cisalpin
Ancestry of “cisalpine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cisalpin | cisalpine |
| 2 | Latin | cisalpinus | cisalpine |
| 3 | Latin | cis | on or to this or the near side of; short of;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |