Where does “seizureless” come from?
seizureless (English) comes from English seizure, 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.
seizureless (English): Without seizures
Definitions
- Without seizures
Ancestry of “seizureless”, step by step
seizureless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seizure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seizure | The act of taking possession, as by force or... |
| 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 |