Etymology

sealing

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Today it means: Used for closing securely. Full definition →

English seal ← Middle English sel ← Anglo-Norman see
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sealing · adjective, verb, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Italic*segnom
  3. Latinsignum
  4. Latinsigillum
  5. Anglo-Normansee
  6. Middle Englishsel
  7. Englishseal
  8. English todaysealing

From seal (“device”) + -ing.

sealing · verb, noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Italic*segnom
  3. Latinsignum
  4. Latinsigillum
  5. Anglo-Normansee
  6. Middle Englishsel
  7. Englishseal
  8. English todaysealing

From seal (“mammal”) + -ing.

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