Where does “cyment” come from?

cyment (Middle English) comes from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

cyment (Middle English): Alternative form of syment

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of syment

Ancestry of “cyment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchciment
2Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
3Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
4Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-Every word from Proto-Italic kaidōEvery word from Latin caedō
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