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Where does “scindo” come from?

scindo (Latin) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “scindo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicskindōto cut, to tear, to rend, to separate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskinédtito be cutting off
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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