Where does “sinon” come from?
sinon (Mauritian Creole) comes from French sinon, from Middle French si non — otherwise.
sinon (Mauritian Creole): otherwise; besides
Ancestry of “sinon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sinon | except, apart from; if not; otherwise, or else |
| 2 | Middle French | si non | otherwise |