Where does “*sikilu” come from?

*sikilu (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin secula, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “*sikilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseculaa sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...
2Latinsecōto cut, cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “*sikilu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secō →Every word from Latin secula →
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