Where does “sekaĵo” come from?
sekaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto seka, from French sec, from Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.
sekaĵo (Esperanto): singular of dry goods
Ancestry of “sekaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | seka | dry |
| 2 | French | sec | dry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;... |
| 3 | Old French | sec | dry |
| 4 | Latin | siccus | dry; sober; thirsty |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | siskʷos | dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sisku- | — |