Where does “caestus” come from?

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

caestus (Latin): a type of boxing glove made from a strap of...

Definitions

  1. a type of boxing glove made from a strap of...

Ancestry of “caestus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “caestus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-
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