Where does “семент” come from?

семент (Tajik) 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-.

семент (Tajik): cement

Definitions

  1. cement

Ancestry of “семент”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцеме́нтcement (a powdered substance)
2GermanZementcement
3Middle High Germancēment—
4Old Frenchciment—
5Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
6Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
7Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →