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Where does “caium” come from?

caium (Latin) comes from Gaulish kagyom, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

caium (Latin): storehouse, shop, workshop; quay, wharf

Definitions

  1. storehouse, shop, workshop; quay, wharf

Ancestry of “caium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishkagyom—
2Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →