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Where does “scissile(m)” come from?

scissile(m) (Latin) comes from Latin scissilis, from Latin scissus, from Latin scindere, from Latin scindo, from Proto-Italic skindō, from Proto-Indo-European skinédti, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Ancestry of “scissile(m)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinscissilisThat can be easily split, cleft or rent
2Latinscissusbroken asunder; divided or separated by force
3Latinscinderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinscindoI cut, tear, rend or break asunder; carve; split,...
5Proto-Italicskindōto cut, to tear, to rend, to separate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskinédtito be cutting off
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
9Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “scissile(m)”

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