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Where does “caesum” come from?

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

caesum (Latin): comma; pause, stop; killing, slaughter

Definitions

  1. comma; pause, stop; killing, slaughter

Ancestry of “caesum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaedō—
2Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →