Where does “thissen” come from?
thissen (English) comes from English sen, from Indonesian sen, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent.
thissen (English): Alternative form of thee sen
Definitions
- Alternative form of thee sen
Ancestry of “thissen”, step by step
thissen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sen | A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth... |
| 2 | Indonesian | sen | cent; Nonstandard form of sein |
| 3 | Dutch | cent | cent, a subunit of currency equal to... |
| 4 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 5 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 6 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 7 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 8 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 9 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 10 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English thy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thy | Possessive form of thou: that which belongs to... |
| 2 | Middle English | þi | second-person singular possessive determiner:... |
| 3 | Middle English | þin | Second-person singular possessive determiner:... |
| 4 | Old English | þīn | your (singular), thine, thy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *þīn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þīnaz | your, yours (thy, thine); 2nd person singular possessive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | téynos | thy; thine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |