Where does “sèk” come from?

sèk (Haitian Creole) comes from French sec, from Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

sèk (Haitian Creole): circle; dry

Definitions

  1. circle; dry

Ancestry of “sèk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsecdry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;...
2Old Frenchsecdry
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 →
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