Where does “seku” come from?

seku (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu seku, from Portuguese seco, from Italian secco, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

seku (Papiamentu): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “seku”, step by step

seku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu seku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianusekudry
2PortuguesesecoDevoid of liquids; dry; Desiccated; Withered
3Italianseccodry; dried; thin
4Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
5Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
6Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

via Spanish seco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsecodry
2Old Spanishseco—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →