Where does “sé” come from?

sé (Norman) comes from Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

sé (Norman): dry; evening; salt

Definitions

  1. dry; evening; salt

Ancestry of “sé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsecdry
2Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
3Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →