Where does “sec” come from?

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

sec (Old French): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “sec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
2Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
3Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

Words derived from “sec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →
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