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Where does “sègol” come from?

sègol (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan segle, from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sègol (Catalan): rye

Definitions

  1. rye

Ancestry of “sègol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitansegleworldly existence
2Latinsaeculumrace, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sègol”

  • segle
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