Where does “sec” come from?

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

sec (Occitan): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “sec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitansec—
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 →