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Where does “цементный” come from?

цементный (Russian) comes from Russian цеме́нт, 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-.

цементный (Russian): cement

Definitions

  1. cement

Ancestry of “цементный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцеме́нт—
2GermanZementcement
3Middle High Germancēment—
4Old Frenchciment—
5Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
6Latincaedō—
7Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →