Etymologically
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sine Latin · revision 17793

18 Oct 2026, 18:41 by bogdan “Latin la10k: Etymology forms in angle brackets instead of quotes”

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De Vaan derives it from [[m|itc-pro|*sn(H)i]], [[inh|ine-pro|*sn̥h₁-i]], perhaps an old locative, with Celtic and Indo-Iranian cognates: [[sga|sain-|t=especially, different]], [[sa|सनुतर्|tr=sanutár|t=away, aside]] and [[grc|ἄνευ|tr=áneu|t=without]].^(de Vaan 2008) The OLD also compares [[m|grc|ἄτερ|tr=áter|t=without]] and Old English [[m|ang|sundor|t=apart]].^(OLD 2012)
− An older view, given by Lewis & Short, analyses it as ⟨si⟩ + the negative “ne”;^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary) Wiktionary notes that the meaning “without” was earlier expressed by [[sē]], ⟨sēd⟩, and that some connect the ⟨si-⟩ with that word.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)
+ An older view, given by Lewis & Short, analyses it as ⟨si⟩ + the negative ⟨ne⟩;^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary) Wiktionary notes that the meaning “without” was earlier expressed by [[sē]], ⟨sēd⟩, and that some connect the ⟨si-⟩ with that word.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)
==Earliest recorded meaning==