Where does “disseizee” come from?
disseizee (English) comes from English disseize, from English seize, from English seise, from Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir, from Latin sacīre, from Frankish sakjan, from Proto-Germanic sakjaną — to seek out.
disseizee (English): One who is disseized, or put out of possession of...
Definitions
- One who is disseized, or put out of possession of...
Ancestry of “disseizee”, step by step
disseizee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disseize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disseize | To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess... |
| 2 | English | seize | To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture;... |
| 3 | English | seise | To vest ownership of a freehold estate in; To put... |
| 4 | Middle English | seisen | To kidnap, abduct, or take captive; To grasp or... |
| 5 | Old French | seisir | to grip; to seize |
| 6 | Latin | sacīre | — |
| 7 | Frankish | sakjan | to sue, bring a legal charge against; to sue,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sakjaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sakaną | to charge, dispute |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂g- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |