Where does “essiccamento” come from?

essiccamento (Italian) comes from Italian essiccare, from Latin exsicco, from Latin siccō, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

essiccamento (Italian): desiccation

Definitions

  1. desiccation

Ancestry of “essiccamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianessiccareTo dry, to dry up, to exsiccate
2LatinexsiccoI dry up; I empty
3Latinsiccōto dry, drain, exhaust
4Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
5Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
6Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →