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Where does “secolo” come from?

secolo (Italian) comes from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

secolo (Italian): century; age, time, era; ages

Definitions

  1. century; age, time, era; ages

Ancestry of “secolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaeculumrace, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “secolo”

  • secol
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