| 【self】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "self," "seolf," and "sylf." It carries the basic meaning of "self." from PIE *sel-bho- |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "self"]
myself ****[1085] my normal or healthy self
ourselves ****[1319] used for emphasis to refer again to a group that includes you after that group has already been mentioned
self ****[2347] A person''s self is the essential part of their nature which makes them different from everyone and everything else.
selfish **[3995] If you say that someone is selfish, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people.
[WORD ROOT]root self
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] self, selves
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) self, seolf, sylf
[MEANING]root self
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 self [=sylf]
- 【Old English】 seolf [=sylf]
- 【Old English】 sylf one's own person, -self; own, same
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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myself ★★★★[1085] from self
【DEFINITION】 ① the person who is speaking or writing: used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to yourself after you have already been mentioned
② the person who is speaking or writing: used for emphasis to refer again to yourself after you have already been mentioned
③ my normal or healthy self
【COMPOSITION】 my + self
【ROOTs】 ⑴ my(I); I ⑵ self; self
【Etymology】 《Old English sylf》 one's own person, -self; own, same
ourselves ★★★★[1319] pronoun from self
【DEFINITION】 ① those same ones that we are: used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a group that includes you after that group has already been mentioned
② used for emphasis to refer again to a group that includes you after that group has already been mentioned
③ our normal or healthy selves
【COMPOSITION】 our + selves
【ROOTs】 ⑴ our(us); ⑵ selves(self); self
【Etymology】 《Old English sylf》 one's own person, -self; own, same
self ★★★★[2347] noun from self
【DEFINITION】 ① Your self is your basic personality or nature, especially considered in terms of what you are really like as a person.
② A person's self is the essential part of their nature which makes them different from everyone and everything else.
【pl.】 selves
【ROOTs】 self; self
【Etymology】 《Old English sylf》 one's own person, -self; own, same
【First Known Meaning】 one's own person, -self; own, same
【DERIVATIVEs】 self, selfish, selfishly, selfishness
selfish ★★[3995] adjective
【DEFINITION】 If you say that someone is selfish, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people.
【ANTONYM】 unselfish, selfless
【ROOTs】 ⑴ self; self ⑵ ish; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English sylf》 one's own person, -self; own, same
【DERIVATIVEs】 self, selfish, selfishly, selfishness
Other words containing "self"; selfabandoned, selfabasement, selfabhorrence, selfactualization, selfaffected, selfannihillation, selfapplause, selfaprobation, selfbana, selfie, selflice, selfwill, themself
(※ 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; 】
sel-, sult
see
side-, sed-, -sid-, sess-
sect
second
search
scrib
scop-, scept-, skept-
sci
scend-, scand-
