Where does “undersea” come from?
Undersea comes from Middle English under- combined with Old English sǣ, which derives from Latin sedes meaning seat or settlement, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed- meaning to sit.
undersea (English): Existing, relating to, or made for use beneath...
Definitions
- Existing, relating to, or made for use beneath...
Ancestry of “undersea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |