Where does “senão” come from?
senão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese senón, from English xenon, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
senão (Portuguese): else, otherwise; apart from, besides
Definitions
- else, otherwise; apart from, besides
Ancestry of “senão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | senón | — |
| 2 | English | xenon | The chemical element with an atomic number of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |