Where does “sennus” come from?
sennus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sennus (Vulgar Latin): sense, reason, way; sense, reason; direction, way
Definitions
- sense, reason, way; sense, reason; direction, way
Ancestry of “sennus”, step by step
sennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Frankish sinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | sinn | reason, judgement, mental faculty, way,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via Proto-Germanic *sinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sinn | — |