| 【see】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "seon." It carries the basic meaning of "see." from PIE *sed- "⑴ to sit" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "see"]
insight ****[2406] If you gain insight or an insight into a complex situation or problem, you gain an accurate and deep understanding of it.
see ****[58] When you see something, you notice it using your eyes.
sight ****[1533] Someone's sight is their ability to see.
[WORD ROOT]root see
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] see, sight
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) seon
[MEANING]root see
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 seon to see, look, behold; observe, perceive, understand; experience, visit, inspect
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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insight ★★★★[2406] noun from sight 〈 see
【DEFINITION】 If you gain insight or an insight into a complex situation or problem, you gain an accurate and deep understanding of it.
【pl.】 insights
【SYNONYM】 perception
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; in, on ⑵ sight(see);
【Etymology】 《Middle English insiht》 [=insight, in-+sight] insight, mental vision, intelligence, understanding
【First Known Meaning】 sight with the 'eyes' of the mind, mental vision, understanding from within
【DERIVATIVEs】 insight, insightful, in sight
see ★★★★[58] verb from sight 〈 see
【DEFINITION】 When you see something, you notice it using your eyes.
【Declension/Conjugation】 saw, seen, seeing, sees
【SYNONYM】 witness, perceive
【ROOTs】 see; see
【Etymology】 《Old English seon》 to see, look, behold; observe, perceive, understand; experience, visit, inspect
【First Known Meaning】 to see, look, behold; observe, perceive, understand; experience, visit, inspect
【DERIVATIVEs】 see, seeable, sight, sightable, sightly
sight ★★★★[1533] noun from sight 〈 see
【DEFINITION】 Someone's sight is their ability to see.
【pl.】 sights
【SYNONYM】 eyesight
【ROOTs】 sight(see); see
【Etymology】 《Old English seon》 to see, look, behold; observe, perceive, understand; experience, visit, inspect
【First Known Meaning】 thing seen; faculty of sight; aspect; vision; apparition
【DERIVATIVEs】 see, seeable, sight, sightable, sightly
Other words containing "see"; eyesight, foresee, foreseeable, seeable, sightable, sighting, sightly, unsight, unsightly
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
side-, sed-, -sid-, sess-
sect
second
search
scrib
scop-, scept-, skept-
sci
scend-, scand-
sati
salv
