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Where does “se” come from?

se (French) comes from Middle French se, from Old French se, from Latin sē, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

se (French): The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct...

Definitions

  1. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct...

Ancestry of “se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchseThe third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct...
2Old Frenchsehimself; herself; itself
3Latinsē—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “se”

  • s'appeler
  • sia
  • sindoni
  • sinamo
  • singarde
  • siatempe
  • singarda
  • sinteno
  • sinmortigo
  • sin
  • siaj
  • sindone
  • si
  • su-ocidar
  • su-ocido
  • sui
  • su
  • sua
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →