English
scissel
Scissel comes from French cisailler ‘to clip with shears’, from cisailles ‘scissors’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- ‘to cut, hew’.
- 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 CEcaedōas caedere‘to cut, hew’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaesus‘cut, hewn, felled’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaesaculum
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcisailles‘scissors’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcisailler‘to clip with shears’
- Englishtodayscissel
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 CEcaedōas caedere‘to cut, hew’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaesus‘cut, hewn, felled’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaesaculum
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcisailles‘scissors’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcisailler‘to clip with shears’
- Englishtodayscissel
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- ‘to cut, hew’
through Latin caedō ‘to cut, hew’
decision, cement, precise, circumcision, concise, incision, incisive, excision, chisel, caesium, incisor, 27 more
Today it means
noun Metal scraps or clippings; especially the remains of fillets from which coin blanks have been cut.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- / scissel