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Where does “exsiccant” come from?

exsiccant (English) comes from Latin exsiccans, from Latin exsicco, from Latin siccō, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

exsiccant (English): Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying...

Definitions

  1. Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying...

Ancestry of “exsiccant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsiccansdrying up; emptying
2LatinexsiccoI dry up; I empty
3Latinsiccō—
4Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
5Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
6Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →