LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

scissim

scissim (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinnot comparableby rending, cleaving, or dividing

scissim, adv. id.,
I. by rending, cleaving, or dividing (late Lat.), Prud. Enchir. Vet. Test. 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*skeyd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*skinédti
  5. Proto-Italic*skindō
  6. Latinscissim

Proto-Indo-European *-tim Proto-Italic *-tim Latin -tim Latin scissim From scindō (“to cut, tear, rend”, supine stem scissum-) + -tim (adverb-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does scissim mean in Latin?
scissim, a adverb, means “by rending, cleaving, or dividing”.
Where does scissim come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sek-? → Proto-Indo-European *skey- → Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- → Proto-Indo-European *skinédti → Proto-Italic *skindō → Latin scissim.