Etymology

seine

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Today it means: A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish. Full definition →

Old English seġne ← Proto-West Germanic *sagīna ← Latin sagēna
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seine · noun, verb1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσαγήνη“dragnet”
  2. Latin · derived fromsagēna
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*sagīna
  4. Old English · inherited fromseġne
  5. English todayseine

From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.

Seine · proper noun2

  1. French · derived fromSeine
  2. English todaySeine

From French Seine.

Words from the same roots

Latinsagēna all →

sagenite

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