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Where does “sui” come from?

sui (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...

sui (Ido): plural of sua

Definitions

  1. plural of sua

Ancestry of “sui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idosuself, oneself, himself, herself, itself,...
2Esperantoŝishe
3Italiansìyes; so
4Italianbeneupper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;...
5Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
6Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
7Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
8Proto-Italicdwenosgood
9Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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