Where does “se” come from?
se (Ido) comes from Esperanto se, 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...
se (Ido): if; The name of the Latin script letter S/s
Definitions
- if; The name of the Latin script letter S/s
Ancestry of “se”, step by step
se traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto se
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | se | if |
| 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... |
via Ido e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | e | Apocopic form of ed |
via Ido s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | s | — |