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Where does “cisac(u)la” come from?

cisac(u)la (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin caesacula, from Latin caesaculum, from Latin caesus, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

Ancestry of “cisac(u)la”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaesacula—
2Latincaesaculum—
3Latincaesuscut, hewn, felled; struck, beaten; killed
4Latincaedō—
5Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “cisac(u)la”

  • scissel
  • cizallar
  • cizalla
  • cisaillement
  • cisailles
  • cisailler
  • cisaille
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →