Etymology

Senne

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Today it means: A surname Full definition →

Old French sené ← Etruscan 𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀 ← Arabic سَنَا
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  1. Arabic · derived fromسَنَا“plant whose leaves has cathartic properties”
  2. Etruscan · derived from𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀
  3. Old French · derived fromsené“sage, wise”
  4. English todaySenne

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Senn. * As a French surname, from Old French sené (“sage, wise”). * As an Italian surname, spelling variant of Senna, from the placenames Senna Lodigiana and Senna Comasco, both possibly from Etruscan 𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀 (semna). Also from senna (“cassia plant”), from Arabic سَنَا (sanā, “plant whose leaves has cathartic properties”).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchsené all →

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