Where does “cis” come from?

cis (Irish) comes from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

cis (Irish): wicker container; basket, crate; plaited or...

Definitions

  1. wicker container; basket, crate; plaited or...

Ancestry of “cis”, step by step

cis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin census

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
2LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
3Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
4Proto-Italickensējō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via Middle Irish ces

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcesbasket, hamper, pannier; bee-hive, skep; causeway...
2Old Norsekesja
3Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-
cis — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer