Where does “Zäsur” come from?

Zäsur (German) comes from Italian cesura, from Latin caesūra, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

Zäsur (German): turning point; caesura

Definitions

  1. turning point; caesura

Ancestry of “Zäsur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancesuracaesura
2Latincaesūraa cutting, felling, hewing down
3Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
4Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “Zäsur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →