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Where does “secco” come from?

secco (Italian) comes from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

secco (Italian): dry; dried; thin

Definitions

  1. dry; dried; thin

Ancestry of “secco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
2Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
3Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

Words derived from “secco”

  • secco
  • seck
  • reseco
  • resequedad
  • sequía
  • seco
  • secamente
  • sequedad
  • sequísimo
  • semisecco
  • secchità
  • sèchement
  • sec
  • mégasécheresse
  • assécher
  • assèchement
  • sèche
  • sécheresse
  • seca
  • seco
  • secamente
  • sequioso
  • secador
  • malseketa
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