Where does “santĕn” come from?
santĕn (Old Javanese) comes from Old Javanese sāri, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior — old.
santĕn (Old Javanese): essence, quintessence
Definitions
- essence, quintessence
Ancestry of “santĕn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | sāri | quintessence |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सार | course, motion; stretching out, extension;... |
| 3 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 4 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 5 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 6 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 8 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 9 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |