sim

Portuguese

/sĩ(j̃)/

interj

Definitions

yes affirmative answer

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese si (yes) inherited from Latin sīc (so, thus, in this way, like) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *so (that, this, conjunctve particle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*so

Gloss

that, this, conjunctve particle

Concept

Semantic Field

Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Other

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

sic English
sibi Latin
sicine Latin
sicut Latin
sīc Latin
sì Italian
sic Dutch, Flemish
sic French
*so Proto-Indo-European
si Portuguese
sí Catalan, Valencian
si Galician
și Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
si Old Portuguese
sí Asturian
sì Friulian
nes Lithuanian