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Where does “cinzel” come from?

cinzel (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cisel, from Old French cisel, from Vulgar Latin cisellum, from Latin caesellum, from Latin caesus, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

cinzel (Portuguese): chisel

Definitions

  1. chisel

Ancestry of “cinzel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecisel—
2Old Frenchciselpair of scissors
3Vulgar Latincisellum—
4Latincaesellum—
5Latincaesuscut, hewn, felled; struck, beaten; killed
6Latincaedō—
7Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “cinzel”

  • cinzelar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →