From Latin 'secare' (to cut) via Proto-Germanic—sharing its root with section, insect, and dissect.
A hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grain or tall grass.
From Old English 'sicol,' from Proto-Germanic *sikulō, borrowed from Latin 'secula' (sickle), from 'secare' (to cut). The same Latin root gives us 'section,' 'insect' (cut into segments), and 'sector.' Key roots: secare (Latin: "to cut