Where does “sin” come from?
sin (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto si, from Italian sé, from Italian benché, from Italian bene, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
sin (Esperanto): accusative of si; self
Definitions
- accusative of si; self
Ancestry of “sin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | si | himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself |
| 2 | Italian | sé | oneself, himself, herself |
| 3 | Italian | benché | although, though; albeit |
| 4 | Italian | bene | upper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;... |
| 5 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |