Etymology of the English word cement
the English word
cementderived from the Old French word
cimentderived from the Latin word
caementum (rough stone; cement; mortar; small stones, rubble; quarry stones)
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 cement in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
cementation,
cementite,
cementitious,
ferrocement,
cemented,
cementingCognates
Dutch
cement, French
ciment, German
Zement, Icelandic
sement, Italian
cemento, Lithuanian
cementas, Portuguese
cimento, Russian
цемент, Spanish
cemento, Spanish
cimento, Swedish
cementUsage
Word found in Modern English
