Where does “san” come from?
san (French) comes from French son, from Middle French son, from Old French son, from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
san (French): san Greek letter
Definitions
- san Greek letter
Ancestry of “san”, step by step
san traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French son
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | son | sound; His, her, its; bran |
| 2 | Middle French | son | sound |
| 3 | Old French | son | his/hers/its |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 5 | Latin | suus | his, her, its, their |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | (one's) own; his, her, its |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |