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Where does “cimiento” come from?

cimiento (Spanish) comes from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

cimiento (Spanish): foundation; foundation, groundwork

Definitions

  1. foundation; foundation, groundwork

Ancestry of “cimiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
2Latincaedō—
3Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “cimiento”

  • cimentar
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