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Where does “sec” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sec”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sec”

  • secament
  • assecar
  • sec
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →