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Where does “se” come from?

se (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ge, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

se (Spanish): yes

Definitions

  1. yes

Ancestry of “se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgeto her, to it, or to him
2Latinillī—
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →