Where does “ressecar” come from?
ressecar (Portuguese) comes from Catalan ressec, from Catalan re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
ressecar (Portuguese): to desiccate; To resect
Definitions
- to desiccate; To resect
Ancestry of “ressecar”, step by step
ressecar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan ressec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ressec | dried up, parched |
| 2 | Catalan | re- | re-; Intensifier for adjectives and adverbs;... |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Portuguese secar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | secar | to dry; to dry up; to wither |
| 2 | Latin | siccare | present active infinitive of siccō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | sicco | I dry, drain, exhaust |
| 4 | Latin | siccus | dry; sober; thirsty |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | siskʷos | dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sisku- | — |
via Latin reseco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | reseco | I cut off or loose; I curtail, stop; I check,... |