Where does “se” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsehimself; herself; itself
2Latinsēwithout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “se”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Latin sē →Every word from Old French se →