Where does “ss.” come from?

ss. (English) comes from Latin scilicet, from Latin licet, from Proto-Italic *likēt — to be available, to have the value of, to be for sale.

ss. (English): especially indicating that a legal document was executed in the appropriate place within a jurisdiction for the act recorded

Definitions

  1. especially indicating that a legal document was executed in the appropriate place within a jurisdiction for the act recorded

Ancestry of “ss.”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscilicetof course, naturally, namely; to wit, evidently,...
2Latinlicetit is allowed; one is permitted; although, even...
3Proto-Italic*likētto be available, to have the value of, to be for sale
Every word from Proto-Italic *likēt →Every word from Latin licet →Every word from Latin scilicet →