Where does “caementum” come from?

caementum (Latin) comes from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

caementum (Latin): rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...

Definitions

  1. rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...

Ancestry of “caementum”, step by step

caementum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin caedō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
2Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

via Proto-Italic kaidmentom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickaidmentom—

Words derived from “caementum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →