Where does “цѣпити” come from?

цѣпити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic *cěpiti — to hang, to hook.

цѣпити (Old Church Slavonic): to cleave, to break up, to separate, to divide, to split, to part

Definitions

  1. to cleave, to break up, to separate, to divide, to split, to part

Ancestry of “цѣпити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*cěpitito hang, to hook
Every word from Proto-Slavic *cěpiti