來自古英語 segne,拖網，魚網，來自 West Germanic*sagina,魚網，來自希臘語 sagene,魚網。
英文詞源
seine (n.)
Old English segne "drag-net," from West Germanic *sagina (cognates: Old Saxon and Old High German segina), a borrowing of Latin sagena (source of French seine, 12c., which contributed to the form of the English word), from Greek sagene "a fishing net," also "a hunting net," of unknown origin.
雙語例句
1. Sydney Carton crossed the Seine again for the lighter streets.
他再度行過了塞納河,踏入了燈光較為明亮的市街.
來自英漢文學 - 雙城記
2. The Seine River divides the city into two parts.
塞納河將該城分為兩部分.
來自英語晨讀30分（高一）
3. Seine River and its branches form the chief commercial waterway of France.
塞納河及其支流構成了法國主要的商業運輸水路.
來自辭典例句
4. Paris is on the Seine.
巴黎位於塞因河邊.
來自辭典例句
5. This morning, bargemen fished a girl's body out of the Seine.