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Where does “exsiccate” come from?

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

exsiccate (English): To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate

Definitions

  1. To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate

Ancestry of “exsiccate”, step by step

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