Where does “cee” come from?

cee (English) comes from Middle English cee, from Old French sei, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

cee (English): The name of the Latin-script letter C; Something...

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter C; Something...

Ancestry of “cee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishceeAlternative form of see
2Old Frenchsei—
3Latinsēdēsseat, chair
4Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
5Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “cee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →