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Where does “seka” come from?

seka (Esperanto) comes from French sec, from Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

seka (Esperanto): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “seka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsecdry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;...
2Old Frenchsecdry
3Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
4Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
5Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

Words derived from “seka”

  • malsekigi
  • sekigi
  • malseketa
  • malsekiĝi
  • sekeco
  • malsekeco
  • sekiĝi
  • seketa
  • sekega
  • malsekega
  • sekaĵo
  • malseka
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