Where does “si” come from?
si (Portuguese) comes from Spanish sí, from Old Spanish sy, from Latin sīc, from Latin sice, from Latin sī, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
si (Portuguese): oneself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,...
Definitions
- oneself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,...
Ancestry of “si”, step by step
si traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish sí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sí | yes, affirmation. Commonly used to respond... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | sy | yes in response to a question |
| 3 | Latin | sīc | yes, indeed (If answering a question) |
| 4 | Latin | sice | — |
| 5 | Latin | sī | if, supposing that |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sei | so, thus |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Portuguese sim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sim | yes; indeed; do; yes; yea |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | si | yes, affirmatively |
| 3 | Latin | sibi | the dative of the reflexive pronoun meaning to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sébʰye | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Latin Sancte Iohannes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Sancte Iohannes | — |