Where does “seizor” come from?
seizor (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
seizor (English): One who seizes or takes possession
Definitions
- One who seizes or takes possession
Ancestry of “seizor”, step by step
seizor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via English seize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seize | To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture;... |
| 2 | English | seise | To vest ownership of a freehold estate in; To put... |
| 3 | Middle English | seisen | To kidnap, abduct, or take captive; To grasp or... |
| 4 | Old French | seisir | to grip; to seize |
| 5 | Latin | sacīre | — |
| 6 | Frankish | sakjan | to sue, bring a legal charge against; to sue,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sakjaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sakaną | to charge, dispute |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂g- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |