Where does “sua” come from?
sua (Ido) comes from Ido su, from Esperanto ŝi, from Italian sì, 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...
sua (Ido): his, hers, its, their
Ancestry of “sua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | su | self, oneself, himself, herself, itself,... |
| 2 | Esperanto | ŝi | she |
| 3 | Italian | sì | yes; so |
| 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... |