LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sed.

but

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

conj[ˈsɛd]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛd]

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *swét / *swéd, ablative case of *swé (whence se, suus); and originally the same as the inseparable preposition sē- (properly, “by itself”, “apart”, hence, “but”, “only”, etc.). Compare with the semantics of English "only (that)..." (= "but...").

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