Where does “scissus” come from?
scissus (Latin) comes 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-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
scissus (Latin): broken asunder; divided or separated by force
Definitions
- broken asunder; divided or separated by force
Ancestry of “scissus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scindere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | scindo | I cut, tear, rend or break asunder; carve; split,... |
| 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,... |