Etymology

seme

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Today it means: Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma) ← Proto-Hellenic *tsā́mə? ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰyéh₂mn̥
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seme · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰyeh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰyéh₂mn̥
  4. Proto-Hellenic*tsā́mə?
  5. Ancient Greekσῆμα (sêma)
  6. English todayseme

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma).

seme · noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from攻め
  2. English todayseme

Borrowed from Japanese 攻め (seme), derived from the verb 攻める (semeru, “to attack”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσῆμα all →

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