Where does “cecina” come from?
cecina (English) comes from Spanish cecina, from Vulgar Latin siccina, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.
cecina (English): Salted, dried meat
Ancestry of “cecina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cecina | sausage; cecina |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | siccina | dry meat; jerky; dry |
| 3 | Latin | siccus | dry; sober; thirsty |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | siskʷos | dry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sisku- | — |