Where does “exsiccans” come from?

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

exsiccans (Latin): drying up; emptying

Definitions

  1. drying up; emptying

Ancestry of “exsiccans”, step by step

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

Words derived from “exsiccans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →