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Where does “sevien” come from?

sevien (Cornish) comes from Cornish sevi, from Old Cornish syvyen, from Proto-Celtic subi, from Portuguese subir, from Old Portuguese subir, from Latin subire, from Latin subeo, from Latin eō — to go.

sevien (Cornish): singulative of sevi

Definitions

  1. singulative of sevi

Ancestry of “sevien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishsevistrawberries
2Old Cornishsyvyen—
3Proto-Celticsubistrawberry
4Portuguesesubirto ascend, to go up; to climb; to upload
5Old Portuguesesubir—
6Latinsubirepresent active infinitive of subeō
7LatinsubeoI go under, come under; enter; I go up to,...
8Latineō—
9Proto-ItaliceōI go
10Proto-Italicejō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →