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Where does “SI” come from?

SI (French) comes from French tôt, from Old French tost, from Latin tostum, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.

Ancestry of “SI”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtôtearly
2Old Frenchtostearly; soon; quickly; straight away
3Latintostumnominative neuter singular of tostus; accusative...
4Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
5Proto-Italic*torstos—

Words derived from “SI”

  • SI
  • SIer
  • SI
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