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Where does “cisme” come from?

cisme (Old French) comes from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα, from Ancient Greek σχίζω, 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,...

cisme (Old French): schism

Definitions

  1. schism

Ancestry of “cisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinschisma—
2Ancient GreekσχίσμαThat which is divided: division, rent, split; A...
3Ancient GreekσχίζωI split, cleave; I divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
6Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “cisme”

  • schism
  • schismogenesis
  • schismogenic
  • schismless
  • preschism
  • postschism
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