Etymology

unseal

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Today it means: To break the seal of (something) in order to open it. Full definition →

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

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

From un- + seal.

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