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Where does “segle” come from?

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

segle (Catalan): century; Alternative form of sègol

Definitions

  1. century; Alternative form of sègol

Ancestry of “segle”, step by step

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