Where does “siècle” come from?
siècle (French) comes from Middle French siecle, from Old French siecle, from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
siècle (French): century
Ancestry of “siècle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | siecle | century |
| 2 | Old French | siecle | generation, lifetime; age, time; century |
| 3 | Latin | saeculum | race, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |
Words derived from “siècle”