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—
2Latinsiccōto dry, drain, exhaust
3Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
4Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
5Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →