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Where does “secle” come from?

secle (English) comes from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

secle (English): A century

Definitions

  1. A century

Ancestry of “secle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaeculumrace, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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