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Where does “เซ็น” come from?

เซ็น (Thai) comes from English sign, from Middle English signe, from Old English seġn, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

เซ็น (Thai): to sign

Definitions

  1. to sign

Ancestry of “เซ็น”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsignA visible indication; Physical evidence left by...
2Middle Englishsigne—
3Old Englishseġnsign; mark; token
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “เซ็น”

  • ลายเซ็น
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