Where does “si” come from?

si (Middle French) comes from Old French se, from Latin sē, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

si (Middle French): if; then

Definitions

  1. if; then

Ancestry of “si”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsehimself; herself; itself
2Latinwithout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Latin Every word from Old French se