Where does “sen-” come from?
sen- (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sen, from Latin sine, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
sen- (Esperanto): without, -less
Ancestry of “sen-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sen | without |
| 2 | Latin | sine | without; second-person singular present active... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
Words derived from “sen-”