Etymology

sene

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Old French sene
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sene · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromsene
  2. English todaysene

From Old French sene.

sene · noun2

  1. English · derived fromcent
  2. Samoan · derived fromsene
  3. English todaysene

From Samoan sene, in turn from English cent.

Sene · proper noun3

  1. Old French · derived fromsené“sage, wise”
  2. French · derived fromSené
  3. Serer · borrowed fromSène
  4. English todaySene

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Serer Sène; this surname is predominantly found in the Thiès Region of Senegal. * Possibly a respelling of French Sené, a nickname from Old French sené (“sage, wise”).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchsene all →

Senne

Englishcent all →

sen

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