Where does “se” come from?
se (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese se, from Latin sī, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
se (Portuguese): see
Ancestry of “se”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | se | if |
| 2 | Latin | sī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | sei | so, thus |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |