Seine

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Old English segne, of West Germanic origin, via Latin from Greek sagēnē ; reinforced in Middle English by Old French saine .


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


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seine (n.)

Old English segne "drag-net," from West Germanic *sagina (source also of Old Saxon and Old High German segina), a borrowing of Latin sagena (source also of French seine, 12c., which contributed to the form of the English word), from Greek sagene "a fishing net," also "a hunting net," a word of unknown origin.