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Where does “caesacula” come from?

caesacula (Latin) comes from Latin caesaculum, from Latin caesus, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

Ancestry of “caesacula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaesaculum—
2Latincaesuscut, hewn, felled; struck, beaten; killed
3Latincaedō—
4Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “caesacula”

  • scissel
  • cizallar
  • cizalla
  • cisaillement
  • cisailles
  • cisailler
  • cisaille
  • cisac(u)la
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →