Where does “sano” come from?

sano (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sana, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- — healthy; whole; active; vigorous.

sano (Esperanto): health; san

Definitions

  1. health; san

Ancestry of “sano”, step by step

sano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto sana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosanahealthy
2Latinsānussound in body, healthy, whole, well
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

via Ancient Greek ϻάν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekϻάνthe letter Ϻ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swā-n-Every word from Latin sānusEvery word from Esperanto sana