Where does “ésser” come from?

ésser (Catalan) comes from Late Latin essere, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

ésser (Catalan): to be; to exist, to be real, to be reality; being

Definitions

  1. to be; to exist, to be real, to be reality; being

Ancestry of “ésser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinessere—
2Latinsūmto be, exist
3Proto-Italicezomto be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “ésser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →