Where does “sciable” come from?

sciable (French) comes from French scier, from Middle French scier, from Old French seier, from Latin secāre, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sciable (French): sawable

Definitions

  1. sawable

Ancestry of “sciable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscierto saw, to cut with a saw
2Middle Frenchscier—
3Old Frenchseier—
4Latinsecāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secāre →Every word from Old French seier →