Where does “cion” come from?

cion (Old French) comes from Frankish kīþō, from Proto-Germanic kīþô, from Proto-Indo-European geye- — to split open, to sprout.

cion (Old French): child, usually a newborn

Definitions

  1. child, usually a newborn

Ancestry of “cion”, step by step

cion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish kīþō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishkīþō—
2Proto-Germanickīþô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeye-to split open, to sprout

via Frankish kiþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishkiþ—

Words derived from “cion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geye- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþô →Every word from Frankish kīþō →