Where does “selle” come from?

selle (English) comes from English sell, from French selle, from Middle French selle, from Old French sele, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

selle (English): Obsolete spelling of sell

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of sell

Ancestry of “selle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsellTo transfer goods or provide services in exchange...
2Frenchsellesaddle; commode; excrement
3Middle Frenchsellesaddle
4Old Frenchselesaddle
5Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
6Proto-Italicsedlā
7Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-Every word from Proto-Italic sedlāEvery word from Latin sella
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