Where does “são” come from?

são (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese são, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- — healthy; whole; active; vigorous.

são (Portuguese): sound, healthy; sane; logically sound

Definitions

  1. sound, healthy; sane; logically sound

Ancestry of “são”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesão—
2Latinsānussound in body, healthy, whole, well
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

Words derived from “são”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- →Every word from Latin sānus →Every word from Old Portuguese são →