Where does “sentiero” come from?
sentiero (Italian) comes from Old French sentier, from Late Latin sēmitārius, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).
sentiero (Italian): path, trail
Definitions
- path, trail
Ancestry of “sentiero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sentier | path; pathway |
| 2 | Late Latin | sēmitārius | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēmita | narrow way, footpath, path, pathway |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sēmitā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé(d) | — |