Where does “cayado” come from?

cayado (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *caiātus, from Latin caia, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.

cayado (Spanish): staff, crook

Definitions

  1. staff, crook

Ancestry of “cayado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*caiātus—
2LatincaiaA cudgel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- →Every word from Latin caia →Every word from Vulgar Latin *caiātus →
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