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

  1. to dry; to play truant; to dry up, to run out of...

Ancestry of “sécher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchsecherAlternative form of sechier
2Latinsiccāre—
3Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
4Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
5Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

Words derived from “sécher”

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