sceau

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French seel (whence also English seal), from Vulgar Latin *segellum, from Latin sigillum. The spelling with sc- was introduced in Middle French (with -c- loosely representing the Latin -g-) in order to distinguish from unrelated seau (“bucket”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sceau m (plural sceaux)

  1. seal (pattern; design)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Norman: sceau

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French seel. The change in spelling from ⟨seau⟩ to ⟨sceau⟩ is unexplained, although it may be to disambiguate with seau (“bucket”).[1]

Noun

sceau m (plural sceaulx)

  1. seal (a stamp in wax to seal a letter)

Descendants

References

  • sceau on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
  1. ^ Etymology and history of “sceau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French sceau.

Noun

sceau m (plural sceaus)

  1. (Guernsey) seal

Derived terms

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