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Where does “sené” come from?

sené (Old French) comes from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

sené (Old French): wise; sage; wise man; sage; senate

Definitions

  1. wise; sage; wise man; sage; senate

Ancestry of “sené”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
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