Where does “scie” come from?

scie (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.

scie (French): saw; cliché

Definitions

  1. saw; cliché

Ancestry of “scie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscierto saw, to cut with a saw
2Middle Frenchscier—
3Old Frenchseier—
4Latinsecāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secāre →Every word from Old French seier →