'Scissors' blends two Latin cutting roots — 'caedere' (to cut) and 'scindere' (to split).
An instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other thin material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle.
From Latin 'scissor' (one who cuts), from 'scindere' (to cut, to split, to cleave), past participle 'scissus,' from PIE *skeyH- (to cut, to split). The '-or' tool suffix came through Old French 'cisoires' (cutting tool, shears), which then merged in spelling with Latin 'scissor' under learned influence. The initial 'sc-' reflects the Latin etymon; the English pronunciation dropping
'Scissors' blends two different Latin cutting words. The sound comes from 'caedere' (to cut) — same root as 'incision,' 'decide' (cut away alternatives), 'concise' (cut short), and 'precise' (cut before, carefully trimmed). But the 'sc-' spelling comes from 'scindere' (to split) — same root as 'schism.' Scissors are