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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

  1. feminine singular of sec; mud flat; cigarette

Ancestry of “sèche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsécherto dry; to play truant; to dry up, to run out of...
2Old FrenchsecherAlternative form of sechier
3Latinsiccāre—
4Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
5Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
6Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

Words derived from “sèche”

  • sécheresse
  • assécher
  • mégasécheresse
  • assèchement
  • sechrès
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