Where does “sen-” come from?

sen- (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sen, from Latin sine, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sen- (Esperanto): without, -less

Definitions

  1. without, -less

Ancestry of “sen-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosenwithout
2Latinsinewithout; second-person singular present active...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sen-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Latin sine →Every word from Esperanto sen →