Where does “seño” come from?
seño (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish seno, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
seño (Spanish): Ms
Definitions
- Ms
Ancestry of “seño”, step by step
seño traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish seno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | seno | — |
| 2 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 3 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Spanish señora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | señora | Mrs; lady |
| 2 | Spanish | señor | mister, sir, lord; gentleman; master |
| 3 | Old Spanish | sennor | lord |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | senjor | master, elder, lord, nobleman |
| 5 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 6 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |