Where does “sicle” come from?

sicle (English) comes from French sicle, from Latin siclus, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

sicle (English): A shekel

Definitions

  1. A shekel

Ancestry of “sicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsicleshekel weight
2Latinsiclusshekel
3Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
4Akkadianšiqlumshekel
5Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight

Words derived from “sicle

Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql
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