Senna
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Senna f
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Cassieae - tribe; Cassiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Senna alexandrina (Egyptian senna) - type species; Senna alata (candle bush), Senna auriculata (avaram senna), Senna covesii (desert senna), Senna obtusifolia (Chinese senna), Senna occidentalis (coffee senna), Senna siamea (cassod tree), Senna sophera (algarrobilla), Senna tora (sickle senna) - selected other species
References edit
- Senna (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Senna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Senna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Senna at USDA Plants database
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Senna; this surname is predominantly attested in Brazil, however it is not of Portuguese origin.
Proper noun edit
Senna (plural Sennas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Senna is the 41100th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 530 individuals. Senna is most common among White (80.94%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Senna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Senna f
- Seine, river of France
References edit
- ^ senna in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Etymology 2 edit
From the placenames Senna Comasco and Senna Lodigiana in Lombardy, possibly from the Etruscan personal name 𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀 (semna). Also from the noun senna (“cassia tree”).
Proper noun edit
Senna m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading edit
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2022
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Senna
- a surname of Brazilian usage
Descendants edit
- English: Senna