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Where does “setireme” come from?

setireme (English) comes from English seta, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

setireme (English): A swimming leg having a fringe of hairs on the...

Definitions

  1. A swimming leg having a fringe of hairs on the...

Ancestry of “setireme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsetaA bristle or hair; The stalk of a moss...
2Latinsēta—
3Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
4Proto-Italicsaitā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
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