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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

  1. to dry; to dry up; to wither

Ancestry of “secar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “secar”

  • secador
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