Etymograph

English

Seneca

Seneca comes from Latin senex ‘old’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sénos.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sénos‘old’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seneksreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsenex‘old’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CESeneca
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sénos‘old’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seneksreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsenex‘old’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CESeneca
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *seneks

senatorial, 9 more

through Latin senex ‘old’

sir, senior, senate, senator, sire, monsignor, senile, signore, signoria, senescent, 10 more

Another origin of Seneca

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentSennecaas
  2. EnglishtodaySeneca

Today it means

name A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sénos / Seneca

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