English
fissi-
Fissi- comes from Latin fissus ‘cleft’, from findō ‘to cleave, split’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeyd-‘to split’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰinédti‘to be splitting’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*findō‘to split, cleave’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfindōas findere, past participle‘to cleave, split’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfissus‘cleft’
- Englishtodayfissi-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeyd-‘to split’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰinédti‘to be splitting’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*findō‘to split, cleave’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfindōas findere, past participle‘to cleave, split’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfissus‘cleft’
- Englishtodayfissi-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‘to split’
bet, boat, bite, bitter, bait, fiber, fibre, abet, 27 more
through Latin findō ‘to cleave, split’
Today it means
prefix cleft, split, cloven
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- / fissi-