Etymograph

English

seity

Seity comes from Latin suī ‘oneself’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuī1as se‘oneself’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1856seity1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English seity
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1856, Samuel Klinefelter Hoshour, Letters to Squire Pedant: “He was […] affected with trepidation, partial surdity, and…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuīWiktionary, English seityas se‘oneself’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1856seityWiktionary, English seity. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1856, Samuel Klinefelter Hoshour, Letters to Squire Pedant: “He was […] affected with trepidation, partial surdity, and…”

Linked words

through Latin suī ‘oneself’

suicide, 1 more

Today it means

noun Something peculiar to oneself; personal peculiarity; individuality.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “seity”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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