Where does “son” come from?
son (Asturian) comes from Latin sunt, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
son (Asturian): third-person plural present indicative of ser
Definitions
- third-person plural present indicative of ser
Ancestry of “son”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sunt | third-person plural present active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |