Where does “secula” come from?

secula (Latin) comes from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

secula (Latin): a sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...

Definitions

  1. a sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...

Ancestry of “secula”, step by step

secula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin secō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecōto cut, cut off
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Latin saeclum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsaeclumAlternative form of saeculum

Words derived from “secula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-
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