Where does “sikeskar” come from?

sikeskar (Ido) comes from Ido sika, from Esperanto seka, from French sec, from Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

sikeskar (Ido): to dry

Definitions

  1. to dry

Ancestry of “sikeskar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idosikadry
2Esperantosekadry
3Frenchsecdry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;...
4Old Frenchsecdry
5Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
6Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
7Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →