Where does “siclus” come from?

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

siclus (Latin): shekel

Definitions

  1. shekel

Ancestry of “siclus”, step by step

siclus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew שֶׁקֶל

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

via Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewשֶׁקֶל—
2Hebrewשָׁקַלto weigh
3Akkadian𒂆axe, adze

Words derived from “siclus”

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