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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

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

Words derived from “seco”

  • seck
  • reseco
  • resequedad
  • sequía
  • seco
  • secamente
  • sequedad
  • sequísimo
  • sèchement
  • sec
  • mégasécheresse
  • assécher
  • assèchement
  • sèche
  • sécheresse
  • seca
  • secamente
  • sequioso
  • secador
  • malseketa
  • seketa
  • sekega
  • malsekega
  • malseka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →