Etymology of the English word caesura
the English word
caesuraderived from the Latin word
caesura (cutting, felling)
derived from the Latin word
caesus (cutting, cutting off)
derived from the Late Latin word
caedere (chop, hew, cut out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaə-id-Date
The earliest known usage of caesura in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
