Where does “sel” come from?

sel (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman sëel, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sel (Middle English): Good fortune, prosperity, luck

Definitions

  1. Good fortune, prosperity, luck

Ancestry of “sel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansëel—
2Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “sel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →