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 a powdered substance

Definitions

  1. cement a powdered substance

Ancestry of “xi-măng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcimentcement
2Latincaementumrough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;...
3Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
4Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →