Where does “sé” come from?
sé (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ge, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
sé (Spanish): yes
Ancestry of “sé”, step by step
sé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish ge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | ge | to her, to it, or to him |
| 2 | Latin | illī | found in |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin sē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sē | without |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |