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

Definitions

  1. century

Ancestry of “siècle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsieclecentury
2Old Frenchsieclegeneration, lifetime; age, time; century
3Latinsaeculumrace, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “siècle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Latin saeculum →Every word from Old French siecle →