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Where does “se” come from?

se (Italian) comes from Italian benché, from Italian bene, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

se (Italian): oneself, himself, herself

Definitions

  1. oneself, himself, herself

Ancestry of “se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbenchéalthough, though; albeit
2Italianbeneupper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;...
3Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
4Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
5Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
6Proto-Italicdwenosgood
7Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “se”

  • sia
  • sindoni
  • sinamo
  • singarde
  • siatempe
  • singarda
  • sinteno
  • sinmortigo
  • sin
  • siaj
  • sindone
  • si
  • su-ocidar
  • su-ocido
  • sui
  • su
  • sua
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