English

seen

/siːn/
Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    Morphologically see + -n.

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Arabic سِين (sīn).

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    • borrowedArabicسِين
    • partEnglishsee “To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishseen
        • inheritedOld Englishsēon “to see, look, behold, perceive, observe, discern, understand, know”
        • calqueLatinvidē “see (thou)”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishse
        • derivedOld Frenchsee,sié “seat, throne; town, capital; episcopal see”
    • suffixEnglish-n “belonging to”
      • inheritedMiddle English-n

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