Where does “sèche” come from?

sèche (French) comes from French sécher, from Old French secher, from Latin siccāre, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

sèche (French): feminine singular of sec; mud flat; cigarette

Definitions

feminine singular of sec; mud flat; cigarette

Ancestry of “sèche”, step by step

sèche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French sécher

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	sécher	to dry; to play truant; to dry up, to run out of...
2	Old French	secher	Alternative form of sechier
3	Latin	siccāre	—
4	Latin	siccus	dry; sober; thirsty
5	Proto-Celtic	siskʷos	dry
6	Proto-Indo-European	sisku-	—

via French sec

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	sec	dry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;...
2	Old French	sec	dry

Words derived from “sèche”

assécher
sècheresse
assèchement

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →