Where does “c” come from?
c (Tagalog) comes from English cee, from Middle English cee, from Old French sei, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
Ancestry of “c”, step by step
c traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cee | The name of the Latin-script letter C; Something... |
| 2 | Middle English | cee | Alternative form of see |
| 3 | Old French | sei | — |
| 4 | Latin | sēdēs | seat, chair |
| 5 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Spanish c
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | c | — |