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Where does “sagīna” come from?

sagīna (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Latin sagena, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη — large dragnet, seine; hunting net.

Ancestry of “sagīna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsagenaseine
2Ancient Greekσαγήνηlarge dragnet, seine; hunting net

Words derived from “sagīna”

  • seine
  • seiner
  • dasein
  • Dasein
  • sein
  • сейнер
  • Dasein
  • seġne
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