Where does “sí” come from?
sí (Catalan) comes from Latin sīc, from Latin sice, from Latin sī, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
sí (Catalan): yes; The opposite of 'not'
Definitions
- yes; The opposite of 'not'
Ancestry of “sí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sīc | — |
| 2 | Latin | sice | — |
| 3 | Latin | sī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sei | so, thus |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |