Etymology of the English word chisel
the English word
chiselderived from the Old French word
chiselderived from the Late Latin word
caedere (chop, hew, cut out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaə-id-derived from the Vulgar Latin word
cisellusDate
The earliest known usage of chisel in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
chiseler,
chiseled,
chiselingCognates
French
ciseau, Italian
cesello, Portuguese
sizelUsage
Word found in Modern English
