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Where does “cesura” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cesura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaesūra—
2Latincaedō—
3Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →