Etymology

reseal

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Today it means: To seal (something) again (in any sense of "apply a seal to"). Full definition →

English seal ← Middle English sel ← Anglo-Norman see
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  7. Proto-Italic*segnom
  8. Latinsignum
  9. Latinsigillum
  10. Anglo-Normansee
  11. Middle Englishsel
  12. Englishseal
  13. English todayreseal

From re- + seal.

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