Where does “cesura” come from?

cesura (Portuguese) comes from Latin caesūra, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

cesura (Portuguese): caesura a pause or interruption

Definitions

  1. caesura a pause or interruption

Ancestry of “cesura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaesūraa cutting, felling, hewing down
2Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
3Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →