Where does “sègle” come from?

sègle (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan segle, from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sègle (Occitan): century

Definitions

  1. century

Ancestry of “sègle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitansegleworldly existence
2Latinsaeculumrace, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Latin saeculum →Every word from Old Occitan segle →