sin-

Old English

prefix
Definitions
  • ever, everlasting, continual, perpetual
  • huge, immense; exceedingly, very

Etymology

Inherited from *sin- inherited from Proto-Germanic *sin- derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (one, together, same, whole, summer, together with, from which also comes Ancient Greek m, as one, like).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sem-

Gloss

one, together, same, whole, summer, together with, from which also comes Ancient Greek m, as one, like

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Kanji

好

Emoji
🕐️ 🕜️

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