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Where does “seca” come from?

seca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese secar, from Latin siccare, from Latin sicco, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

seca (Portuguese): act of drying; drought; nuisance; :bore

Definitions

  1. act of drying; drought; nuisance; :bore

Ancestry of “seca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesecarto dry; to dry up; to wither
2Latinsiccarepresent active infinitive of siccō; second-person...
3LatinsiccoI dry, drain, exhaust
4Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
5Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
6Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

Words derived from “seca”

  • secador
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →