Where does “jātisaṃsāra” come from?

jātisaṃsāra (Pali) comes from Pali saṃsāra, from Sanskrit संसार, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior — old.

jātisaṃsāra (Pali): circle of rebirths

Definitions

  1. circle of rebirths

Ancestry of “jātisaṃsāra”, step by step

jātisaṃsāra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali saṃsāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisaṃsāratransmigration
2Sanskritसंसारgoing or wandering through, undergoing...
3Sanskritसारcourse, motion; stretching out, extension;...
4EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
5EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
6Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
7Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
8Vulgar Latinseior
9Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
10Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
11Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

via Pali jāti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijātibirth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste
2Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénosEvery word from Latin senexEvery word from Latin senior