English
cestuan
Cestuan comes from Latin cestus ‘boxing glove’, from caedō ‘to cut in pieces’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂eyd-‘to cut, hew’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂éydetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaidō‘to cut, hew, fell’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaedō‘to cut in pieces’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcestus‘boxing glove’
- Englishtodaycestuan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂eyd-‘to cut, hew’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂éydetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaidō‘to cut, hew, fell’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaedō‘to cut in pieces’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcestus‘boxing glove’
- Englishtodaycestuan
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- ‘to cut, hew’
through Proto-Italic *kaidō ‘to cut, hew, fell’
through Latin caedō ‘to cut in pieces’
decision, precise, cement, concise, circumcision, incision, chisel, scissor, incisive, excision, incisor, caesium, 26 more
Today it means
adj Of, or pertaining to a boxer's gloves
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- / cestuan