Where does “senna” come from?
Senna comes from Arabic سَنَا, a plant name of unknown ultimate origin.
senna (English): Any of several plants of the tribe Cassieae,...
Definitions
- Any of several plants of the tribe Cassieae,...
Ancestry of “senna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | Senna | Seine |
| 2 | French | Seine | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | sagena | seine |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σαγήνη | large dragnet, seine; hunting net |