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Where does “exsiccatio” come from?

exsiccatio (Late Latin) comes from Latin exsicco, from Latin siccō, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

exsiccatio (Late Latin): desiccation

Definitions

  1. desiccation

Ancestry of “exsiccatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexsiccoI dry up; I empty
2Latinsiccō—
3Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
4Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
5Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

Words derived from “exsiccatio”

  • exsiccation
  • crioessiccazione
  • essiccazione
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