Where does “século” come from?

século (Portuguese) comes from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

século (Portuguese): century

Definitions

  1. century

Ancestry of “século”, 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 “século”

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