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Where does “secar” come from?

secar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese secar, from Latin siccō, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

secar (Galician): to dry; to wipe dry; to become dry

Definitions

  1. to dry; to wipe dry; to become dry

Ancestry of “secar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesecar—
2Latinsiccō—
3Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
4Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
5Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

Words derived from “secar”

  • seca
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →