Where does “sans” come from?
sans (Catalan) comes from Catalan sa, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.
sans (Catalan): masculine plural of sa; plural of san
Definitions
- masculine plural of sa; plural of san
Ancestry of “sans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | sa | healthy; nominative feminine singular of es |
| 2 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | — |