Where does “secão” come from?

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

secão (Portuguese): section a cutting, a division

Definitions

  1. section a cutting, a division

Ancestry of “secão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesesecoDevoid of liquids; dry; Desiccated; Withered
2Italianseccodry; dried; thin
3Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
4Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
5Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →