Where does “seco” come from?

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

seco (Portuguese): Devoid of liquids; dry; Desiccated; Withered

Definitions

  1. Devoid of liquids; dry; Desiccated; Withered

Ancestry of “seco”, step by step

seco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian secco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianseccodry; dried; thin
2Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
3Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

via Old Portuguese seco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseseco—

Words derived from “seco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →Every word from Proto-Celtic siskʷos →Every word from Latin siccus →