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Where does “saman” come from?

saman (Malay) comes from English summons, from Middle English somouns, from Old French sumunce, from Vulgar Latin summonsa, from Latin summoneo, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

saman (Malay): fine, financial penalty

Definitions

  1. fine, financial penalty

Ancestry of “saman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsummonsA call to do something, especially to come; A...
2Middle Englishsomounsorder or command to do something
3Old Frenchsumunce—
4Vulgar Latinsummonsa—
5LatinsummoneoAlternative form of submoneō; to summon
6Latinmoneō—
7Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “saman”

  • saman
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