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Where does “discidere” come from?

discidere (Latin) comes from Latin discindo, from Latin scindo, from Proto-Italic skindō, from Proto-Indo-European skinédti, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

discidere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “discidere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiscindoI cut, tear or divide in two
2LatinscindoI cut, tear, rend or break asunder; carve; split,...
3Proto-Italicskindōto cut, to tear, to rend, to separate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskinédtito be cutting off
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “discidere”

  • discided
  • discide
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