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Word	Origins
semen	euskara (Basque) *semen* English *semen*
semi	-adjective Indian Sanskrit *ardha* means ‘half’. euskara (Basque) *erdi* ‘semi’ derives from it.
semi-	Indian Sanskrit *ardha* ‘half’ euskara (Basque) *erdi*- ‘semi’
semicircle	Indian Sanskrit *ardha* ‘half’ euskara (Basque) *zirkuluerdi* ‘semicircle’
seminary	euskara (Basque) *seminario English seminary*
semitic	euskara (Basque) *semitar* English *semitic*
senate	euskara (Basque) *senatu English senate*
senior	Indian Sanskrit *upari* ‘above’, ‘higher’ Indian Hindi/Urdu *oopar* ‘higher’ Georgian (Kartuli ena) *upr*osi ‘senior’
sense	euskara (Basque) *zentzu ‘sanity’ English sense*
Sephardic	-adjective Term applied to wandering Jews in Europe It derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu *safaari* ‘travel’. Ignorant people believe that the English word *Sephar*dic (pronounced as *Sefar*dic) derives from *Sefar*aad, name for Spain..
September	-noun Seventh month of of the old 10-month Roman calendar Indian Sanskrit *saptha* means ‘seven’. English *Septe*mber also derives from the above Indian word. The old Roma calendar had 10 months. The Julian calendar was adopted in 45 B.C. with 12 months and 365 days.
September	Georgian (Kartuli ena) *Sektember*i
septic	Georgian (Kartuli ena) *septik*uri
serious	Georgian (Kartuli ena) *serioz*uli
serpent	Indian Sanskrit *sarpah Spanish serp*iente English *serp*ent
servitude	-noun Indian *Manu* was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi. euskara (Basque) *manu*pekotasun ‘servitude’ derives from it.
session	Georgian (Kartuli ena) *sesia*
seventh	Indian Sanskrit sapthama
sever	-noun Means ‘cut off’ (death to relationship) Indian Tamil *saavu* means’death’ English *sev*er derives from it.
severe	-adjective Indian Tamil *saavu* means’death’ English *sev*ere derives from it.
severely	-adverb Indian Tamil *saavu* means’death’ English *sev*erely derives from it.
severence	-noun Means ‘cut off’ (death to relationship) Indian Tamil *saavu* means’death’ English *sev*erence derives from it.
severity	-noun Indian Tamil *saavu* means’death’ English *sev*erity derives from it.
sex	Russian euskara (Basque) *sexu Spanish English sex*
sexual activity	Russian seks English sex
shaayad	Indian Hindi/Urdu *shaayad* means ‘perhaps’. d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this. English *should* derives from it
shambles	Russian kaos English chaos (shambles)
shame	Indian Sanskrit *lajjaa* euskara (Basque) *lotsa*
shampoo	Georgian (Kartuli ena) *shampuni Russian shaampoon* English shampoo
shape	Russian forma English form (shape)

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