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Where does “seel” come from?

seel (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sitellus, from Latin sitella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

seel (Old French): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “seel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsitellus—
2Latinsitellaa voting urn
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “seel”

  • seau
  • sceau
  • xô
  • sceau
  • sceau
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →