Where does “se” come from?

se (Middle English) comes from Old French sie, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

se (Middle English): so; Alternative form of see; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. so; Alternative form of see; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsieseat, throne; town, capital; episcopal see
2Latinsēdēsseat, chair
3Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
4Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “se”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →