-cisus

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Latin word -cisus comes from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-, Latin caedere, and later Proto-Italic *kaidō (To cut, to hew, to fell.)

*kh₂eyd- (Proto-Indo-European)

caedere (Latin)

*kaidō (Proto-Italic)

To cut, to hew, to fell.

caedo (Latin)

Cut, hew, fell.. Defeat decisively (defeat with heavy losses to the enemy side).. Kill.. Strike, beat.

caesus (Latin)

-cisus (Latin)

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