selfie.
selfie (photographic self-portrait)
Meaning & usage
selfie (photographic self-portrait)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Middle English self English self Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English selfieubor. Portuguese selfie Unadapted borrowing from English selfie.
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