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Where does “setos” come from?

setos (Spanish) comes from Spanish seto, from Latin saeptum, from Latin saeptus, from Latin saepio, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- — to cram, fence.

setos (Spanish): plural of seto

Definitions

  1. plural of seto

Ancestry of “setos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsetofence; hedge
2Latinsaeptuman enclosed place; enclosure, fold; a fence,...
3Latinsaeptussurrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in;...
4LatinsaepioI surround, enclose, fence in; I envelop, wrap; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂ip-to cram, fence
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