Where does “*caiātus” come from?

*caiātus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin caia, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.

Ancestry of “*caiātus”, step by step

*caiātus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin caia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaiaA cudgel
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew

via Late Latin caia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincaia—

Words derived from “*caiātus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- →Every word from Latin caia →