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

century

Ancestry of “siècle”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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”

sekel
siecle
sekelskifte

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