Reconstruction:Latin/sennus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • *sinnus

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *sinn (“sense, direction”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛnnos/

Noun

*sennus m (oblique *sennum); second declension (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. sense, reason
  2. direction, way

Declension

singular plural
nominative */ˈsɛnnos/ */ˈsɛnni/
oblique */ˈsɛnnu/ */ˈsɛnnos/

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: senno
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Piedmontese: sign, sògn (“temple, eyebrow”)
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
    • Old French: sens (partially from Latin sensus) (see there for further descendants)
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • Old Catalan: sen
    • Old Occitan: sen, senn (see there for further descendants)
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