Where does “cieō” come from?

cieō (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cieō (Latin): to set in motion; act

Definitions

  1. to set in motion; act

Ancestry of “cieō”, step by step

cieō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱey-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-to move, be in motion

Words derived from “cieō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-