Where does “això” come from?

això (Catalan) comes from Latin ipsum, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

això (Catalan): that, it; this, it

Definitions

  1. that, it; this, it

Ancestry of “això”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinipsumaccusative masculine singular of ipse; nominative...
2Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
3Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself

Words derived from “això”

Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Latin ipsum →
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