Where does “sec” come from?

sec (French) comes from Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

sec (French): dry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;...

Definitions

  1. dry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;...

Ancestry of “sec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsecdry
2Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
3Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-

Words derived from “sec

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku-