Where does “secar” come from?
secar (Portuguese) comes from Latin siccare, from Latin sicco, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.
secar (Portuguese): to dry; to dry up; to wither
Definitions
- to dry; to dry up; to wither
Ancestry of “secar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | siccare | present active infinitive of siccō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | sicco | I dry, drain, exhaust |
| 3 | Latin | siccus | dry; sober; thirsty |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | siskʷos | dry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sisku- | — |
Words derived from “secar”