Where does “цеме́нт” come from?

цеме́нт (Russian) comes 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-.

цеме́нт (Russian): cement (a powdered substance)

Definitions

  1. cement (a powdered substance)

Ancestry of “цеме́нт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZementcement
2Middle High Germancēment—
3Old Frenchciment—
4Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
5Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
6Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “цеме́нт”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →