Where does “seny” come from?
seny (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan sen, from Vulgar Latin sennus, from Frankish sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
seny (Catalan): sense, common sense, sensibleness; sense, sensory...
Definitions
- sense, common sense, sensibleness; sense, sensory...
Ancestry of “seny”, step by step
seny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Catalan sen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | sen | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sennus | sense, reason, way; sense, reason; direction, way |
| 3 | Frankish | sinn | reason, judgement, mental faculty, way,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |