Where does “sy” come from?

sy (Old Spanish) comes from Latin sīc, from Latin sice, from Latin sī, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

sy (Old Spanish): yes in response to a question

Definitions

  1. yes in response to a question

Ancestry of “sy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsīcyes, indeed (If answering a question)
2Latinsice
3Latinif, supposing that
4Proto-Italicseiso, thus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

Words derived from “sy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Italic seiEvery word from Latin
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