Where does “excidium” come from?
excidium (Latin) comes from Latin exscindō, from Latin scindō, 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,...
excidium (Latin): demolition, destruction; the setting of the sun
Definitions
- demolition, destruction; the setting of the sun
Ancestry of “excidium”, step by step
excidium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin exscindō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exscindō | to demolish, destroy |
| 2 | Latin | scindō | to cut, tear |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | skindō | to cut, to tear, to rend, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skinédti | to be cutting off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |