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Where does “цемент” come from?

цемент (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-.

Ancestry of “цемент”, step by step

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

Words derived from “цемент”

  • цементный
  • ցեմենտ
  • цемент
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →