Where does “xi măng” come from?
xi măng (Vietnamese) comes from French ciment, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
xi măng (Vietnamese): cement
Ancestry of “xi măng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ciment | cement |
| 2 | Latin | caementum | rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;... |
| 3 | Latin | caedō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |