Etymology of the French word ciment
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 ciment in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
cimenter,
cimenterie,
cimentier,
ferrociment,
fibrociment,
cimentaire,
amiante-ciment,
macadam-ciment,
supercimentDerivations in other languages
English
cementCognates
Dutch
cement, English
cement, German
Zement, Icelandic
sement, Italian
cemento, Lithuanian
cementas, Portuguese
cimento, Russian
цемент, Spanish
cemento, Spanish
cimento, Swedish
cementUsage
Word found in Old French
