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Where does “scier” come from?

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

scier (French): to saw, to cut with a saw

Definitions

  1. to saw, to cut with a saw

Ancestry of “scier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scier”

  • sciure
  • scierie
  • scieur
  • scie
  • sciage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →