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Where does “suet” come from?

suet (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French seü, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Ancestry of “suet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchseüAlternative form of seu
2Latinsēbum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “suet”

  • suet
  • suety
  • suetlike
  • sewet
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