Where does “cimentare” come from?

cimentare (Italian) comes from Italian cimento, from French ciment, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

cimentare (Italian): to put to the test; to test; to risk; to...

Definitions

  1. to put to the test; to test; to risk; to...

Ancestry of “cimentare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancimentofirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Frenchcimentcement
3Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
4Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
5Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-Every word from Proto-Italic kaidōEvery word from Latin caedō