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
Ancestry of “scie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | scier | to saw, to cut with a saw |
| 2 | Middle French | scier | — |
| 3 | Old French | seier | — |
| 4 | Latin | secāre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “scie”