Where does “és” come from?

és (Catalan) comes from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

és (Catalan): himself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)

Definitions

  1. himself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)

Ancestry of “és”, step by step

és traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin est

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Latin ipse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
2Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself

Words derived from “és”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →
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