Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “se” come from?

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

se (Old French): himself; herself; itself

Definitions

  1. himself; herself; itself

Ancestry of “se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsē—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “se”

  • sitôt
  • se
  • s'appeler
  • amour de soi
  • soi
  • si
  • rancho
  • singarde
  • siatempe
  • sindone
  • sindoni
  • singarda
  • siaj
  • si
  • sia
  • sinamo
  • sinteno
  • sin
  • sinmortigo
  • cee
  • su
  • sua
  • su-ocidar
  • su-ocido
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