Where does “siclo” come from?

siclo (Italian) comes from Latin siclus, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

siclo (Italian): shekel

Definitions

  1. shekel

Ancestry of “siclo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiclusshekel
2Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
3Akkadianšiqlumshekel
4Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
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