Where does “secco” come from?

secco (English) comes from Italian secco, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

secco (English): dry; dry – sparse accompaniment, staccato,...

Definitions

  1. dry; dry – sparse accompaniment, staccato,...

Ancestry of “secco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianseccodry; dried; thin
2Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
3Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →