cinzel
Portuguese
Etymology
From older cisel (influenced by pincel "paintbrush"), from Old French cisel, from cisoir (with a change in suffix), from Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting instrument”), ultimately from Latin caedere (“cut”).[1]
Noun
cinzel m (plural cinzéis)
- chisel (tool consisting of an oblong piece of metal ending in a sharp edge)
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “cincel”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 83