Where does “seixo” come from?

seixo (Galician) comes from Latin saxum, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

seixo (Galician): pebble; quartz

Definitions

  1. pebble; quartz

Ancestry of “seixo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaxumstone, rock; wall of stone
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin saxum →
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