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
- to put to the test; to test; to risk; to...
Ancestry of “cimentare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cimento | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | ciment | cement |
| 3 | Latin | caementum | rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;... |
| 4 | Latin | caedō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |
Words derived from “cimentare”