Where does “soigné” come from?
soigné (French) comes from French soigner, from French soin, from Middle French soin, from Old French soing, from Latin sonium, from Frankish sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂ — to be.
soigné (French): immaculate (of clothes, etc.); well-manicured (nails)
Definitions
- immaculate (of clothes, etc.); well-manicured (nails)
Ancestry of “soigné”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | soigner | to treat; to nurse; to look after, to take care... |
| 2 | French | soin | care |
| 3 | Middle French | soin | — |
| 4 | Old French | soing | care; attention; thought |
| 5 | Latin | sonium | care, attention |
| 6 | Frankish | sunnju | worry, care, concern; concern, care;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sunjō | truth, sooth; denial, protest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |