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Where does “senyen” come from?

senyen (Haitian Creole) comes from French saigner, from Old French saignier, from Latin sanguinō, from Latin sanguīs, from Proto-Italic *sangwens, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

senyen (Haitian Creole): To bleed

Definitions

  1. To bleed

Ancestry of “senyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaignerto bleed, to be bleeding; to bleed, to drain...
2Old Frenchsaignierto bleed; to bleed; to bloodlet
3Latinsanguinō—
4Latinsanguīs—
5Proto-Italic*sangwens—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sh₂-én-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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