Where does “seeler” come from?
seeler (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sigellare, from Latin sigillāre, 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.
seeler (Old French): to seal
Definitions
- to seal
Ancestry of “seeler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | sigellare | — |
| 2 | Latin | sigillāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |