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

  1. generation, lifetime; age, time; century

Ancestry of “siecle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaeculumrace, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “siecle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Latin saeculum →