Where does “azbestocement” come from?
azbestocement (Polish) comes from Polish cement, from German Zement, from Middle High German cēment, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
azbestocement (Polish): asbestos cement, fibro
Definitions
- asbestos cement, fibro
Ancestry of “azbestocement”, step by step
azbestocement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish cement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | cement | cement |
| 2 | German | Zement | cement |
| 3 | Middle High German | cēment | — |
| 4 | Old French | ciment | — |
| 5 | Latin | caementum | rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;... |
| 6 | Latin | caedō | to cut, hew, fell |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |
via Polish azbest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | azbest | asbestos |
| 2 | Latin | asbestos | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσβεστος | unquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |