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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |
Words derived from “sèche”