Where does “caesūra” come from?

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

caesūra (Latin): a cutting, felling, hewing down

Definitions

  1. a cutting, felling, hewing down

Ancestry of “caesūra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “caesūra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →