Etymology

sicle

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Today it means: A shekel. Full definition →

French sicle ← Latin siclus ← Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromשֶׁקֶל
  2. Latin · derived fromsiclus
  3. French · borrowed fromsicle
  4. English todaysicle

Borrowed from French sicle, from Latin siclus, from Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šɛ́qɛl).

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