Where does “siosúr” come from?
siosúr (Irish) comes from Middle Irish sisúr, from Anglo-Norman cisoires, from Vulgar Latin cisoria, from Late Latin cisorium, from Latin caedere — second-person singular future passive indicative...
siosúr (Irish): scissors
Ancestry of “siosúr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | sisúr | a pair of shears, scissors |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | cisoires | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cisoria | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cisorium | cutting tool |
| 5 | Latin | caedere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
Words derived from “siosúr”