Where does “Seine” come from?

Seine (French) comes from Late Latin sagena, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη — large dragnet, seine; hunting net.

Seine (French): seine (for fishing)

Definitions

  1. seine (for fishing)

Ancestry of “Seine”, step by step

Seine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin sagena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsagenaseine
2Ancient Greekσαγήνηlarge dragnet, seine; hunting net

via Latin Sequana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSequanaThe

Words derived from “Seine”

Every word from Ancient Greek σαγήνη →Every word from Late Latin sagena →