Where does “seillon” come from?

seillon (Old French) comes from Old French seille, from Latin situla, from Latin situlum — Mediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of...

seillon (Old French): a measure of land

Definitions

  1. a measure of land

Ancestry of “seillon”, step by step

seillon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French seille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchseille
2Latinsitulaa vessel used to hold water
3LatinsitulumMediaeval form of situla; accusative singular of...

via French sillon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsillonfurrow; groove, fissure; corridor

via Old French seiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchseiller

Words derived from “seillon

Every word from Latin situlumEvery word from Latin situlaEvery word from Old French seille