Where does “seine” come from?

Seine comes from Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic sagīna, from Latin sagena, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη, meaning a fishing net.

seine (English): A long net having floats attached at the top and...

Definitions

  1. A long net having floats attached at the top and...

Ancestry of “seine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseġne—
2Proto-West Germanicsagīna—
3Latinsagenaseine
4Ancient Greekσαγήνηlarge dragnet, seine; hunting net

Words derived from “seine”

Every word from Ancient Greek σαγήνη →Every word from Latin sagena →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sagīna →