Where does “çimento” come from?
çimento (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چمنتو, from Italian cemento, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
çimento (Turkish): cement
Definitions
- cement
Ancestry of “çimento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چمنتو | cement, a powdered substance that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water |
| 2 | Italian | cemento | cement; link, bond; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | caementum | rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;... |
| 4 | Latin | caedō | to cut, hew, fell |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |