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Where does “seuiller” come from?

seuiller (French) comes from French seuil, from Latin solea, from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.

seuiller (French): To threshold

Definitions

  1. To threshold

Ancestry of “seuiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchseuillevel; threshold; doorstep
2Latinsoleasandal; sole of a shoe
3Latinsōlum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot

Words derived from “seuiller”

  • seuillage
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