Where does “seigle” come from?

seigle (Middle French) comes from Old French soigle, from Latin secale — rye, a kind of grain.

Ancestry of “seigle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoigle—
2Latinsecalerye, a kind of grain

Words derived from “seigle”

Every word from Latin secale →Every word from Old French soigle →