Where does “caesim” come from?

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

caesim (Latin): by cutting, with cuts

Definitions

  1. by cutting, with cuts

Ancestry of “caesim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
2Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →
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