English
seme
Seme comes from Ancient Greek σῆμα ‘mark, sign, token’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰyéh₂mn̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰyéh₂mn̥reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῆμα‘mark, sign, token’
- Englishtodayseme
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰyéh₂mn̥reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῆμα‘mark, sign, token’
- Englishtodayseme
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰyéh₂mn̥
through Ancient Greek σῆμα ‘mark, sign, token’
Another origin of seme
- Japanesemodern攻めるsemeru‘to attack’
- Japanese, derivedmodern攻めseme
- Englishtodayseme
Today it means
noun Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰyéh₂mn̥ / seme