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Where does “senh” come from?

senh (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin signum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

senh (Old Occitan): bell

Definitions

  1. bell

Ancestry of “senh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsignum—
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “senh”

  • senh
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