Where does “siecle” come from?
siecle (Old French) comes from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
siecle (Old French): generation, lifetime; age, time; century
Definitions
- generation, lifetime; age, time; century
Ancestry of “siecle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | saeculum | race, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |
Words derived from “siecle”