Where does “semet” come from?

semet (Latin) comes from Latin suī, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

semet (Latin): oneself, himself, herself, itself

Definitions

  1. oneself, himself, herself, itself

Ancestry of “semet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuīthe genitive of the reflexive pronoun meaning of himself, of herself, of itself, of themselves, one another, each other, etc
2Latinsuōto sew, stitch
3Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “semet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Italic sūō →Every word from Latin suō →
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