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|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[moth]], [[mite]] (Pi a. o.).<br />Other forms: Gen. pl. [[σέων]] (Ar. Lys. 730 a. o.), acc. [[σέας]] (Luc. Ind. 1), nom. [[σέες]], gen. sg. [[σεός]] (gramm.); later [[σητός]], [[σῆτες]], [[σητῶν]] (Arist. etc.)<br />Compounds: <b class="b3">σητό-βρωτος</b> [[eaten away by moths]] (LXX, NT).<br />Derivatives: [[σητάω]] [[to eat away]], [[to gnaw]], in <b class="b3">σητώμενα βιβρωσκόμενα</b> (Suid.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: The younger forms [[σητός]] etc. like [[θής]], [[θητός]] a. o.; older [[σέων]] (to which [[σέας]], [[σέες]]) after the type [[σαφής]], <b class="b3">-έων</b>; [[σεός]] with acc. after the monosyllables. -- Several doubtful attempts at explanation: to [[ψῆν]] (Prellwitz with ?); from <b class="b3">*τι̯ης</b> or <b class="b3">*τϜη</b>[ι̯][[ς]] to Lat. [[tinea]] or [[σίνομαι]] etc. (lit. in Bq, WP. 1, 702 and W.-Hofmann s. [[tinea]] and [[tābēs]]). The similarity with Hebr. [[sās]] [[moth]], Acc. [[sasu]] a.o. (Lewy Fremdw. 16f., Scheftelowitz BB 28, 289), Arm. <b class="b2">c'ec</b> [[mite]] (Vegt NTS 9, 334) may be accidental; s. E. Masson Recherches 93f.