Where does “sicut” come from?
sicut (Latin) comes from Latin sīc, from Latin sice, from Latin sī, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
sicut (Latin): as, just as, like
Definitions
- as, just as, like
Ancestry of “sicut”, step by step
sicut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sīc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sīc | yes, indeed (If answering a question) |
| 2 | Latin | sice | — |
| 3 | Latin | sī | if, supposing that |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sei | so, thus |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Latin Ut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Ut | how? in what way? |