Where does “sec” come from?

sec (Dutch) comes from French sec, from Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

sec (Dutch): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “sec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsecdry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;...
2Old Frenchsecdry
3Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
4Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
5Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →