Etymology of the English word cementite
the English word
cementitederived from 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-using the English suffix
-iteUsage
Word found in Modern English
