Where does “seigle” come from?
seigle (French) comes from Middle French seigle, from Old French soigle, from Latin secale — rye, a kind of grain.
seigle (French): rye
Ancestry of “seigle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | seigle | — |
| 2 | Old French | soigle | — |
| 3 | Latin | secale | rye, a kind of grain |