Where does “sevi” come from?
sevi (Cornish) comes from Old Cornish syvyen, from Proto-Celtic subi, from Portuguese subir, from Old Portuguese subir, from Latin subire, from Latin subeo, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō — to go.
sevi (Cornish): strawberries
Definitions
- strawberries
Ancestry of “sevi”, step by step
sevi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Cornish syvyen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Cornish | syvyen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | subi | strawberry |
| 3 | Portuguese | subir | to ascend, to go up; to climb; to upload |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | subir | — |
| 5 | Latin | subire | present active infinitive of subeō |
| 6 | Latin | subeo | I go under, come under; enter; I go up to,... |
| 7 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |