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Where does “sett” come from?

Sett is an English word of uncertain origin, with the earliest known uses appearing in Middle English texts without clear etymological documentation.

sett (English): The system of tunnels that is the home of a...

Definitions

  1. The system of tunnels that is the home of a...

Ancestry of “sett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsetTo put down, to rest; To attach or affix to...
2EnglishseptA clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
3EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
4Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
5Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
6Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
7Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
8LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
9Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
10Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
11Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sett”

  • set
  • onset
  • offset
  • outset
  • setup
  • subset
  • reset
  • mindset
  • preset
  • Reset
  • handset
  • typeset
  • headset
  • sett
  • heavyset
  • recordset
  • thickset
  • itemset
  • frameset
  • toolset
  • superset
  • unset
  • multiset
  • chipset
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