Where does “uscăciune” come from?

uscăciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian usca, from Latin exsūcāre, from Latin sūcus, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

uscăciune (Romanian): dryness, aridity, aridness; dry mouth; drought

Definitions

  1. dryness, aridity, aridness; dry mouth; drought

Ancestry of “uscăciune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianuscato dry
2Latinexsūcāre—
3Latinsūcusjuice
4Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Latin sūcus →