Where does “sécher” come from?
sécher (French) comes from Old French secher, from Latin siccāre, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.
sécher (French): to dry; to play truant; to dry up, to run out of...
Definitions
- to dry; to play truant; to dry up, to run out of...
Ancestry of “sécher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | secher | Alternative form of sechier |
| 2 | Latin | siccāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | siccus | dry; sober; thirsty |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | siskʷos | dry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sisku- | — |
Words derived from “sécher”