16:56:19jackdanieletymology claims that they are related by name: https://www.etymonline.com/word/shekel ; but that's offtopic
16:57:43jcowanshekel is Semitic for "weight", sickle is from Latin seco 'cut (off)', secular from Latin saeculum 'age' < PIE for 'link' + instrumental
16:58:16Bikewhy would channel name displays even involve etymology in any way?
16:59:02jcowanThey wouldn't; jackdaniel brought up etymology, and it happens to be one of my fields of expertise
17:00:17jackdanielwell, I'm looking at the text, in the second source, that claims that shekel comes from siklus, and here I have a self proclaimed expert.. /me sweats
17:02:52jcowanLatin siklus < shekel is unrelated to Latin seculus 'sickle' and latin saeculum 'age, century', even though they look similar, that's all