Where does “sicle” come from?

sicle (French) comes from Latin siclus, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

sicle (French): shekel weight

Definitions

  1. shekel weight

Ancestry of “sicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiclusshekel
2Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
3Akkadianšiqlumshekel
4Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight

Words derived from “sicle”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql →Every word from Akkadian šiqlum →Every word from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל →