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