Where does “alguerès” come from?

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

alguerès (Catalan): Algherese, relating to Alghero, in Sardinia; A...

Definitions

  1. Algherese, relating to Alghero, in Sardinia; A...

Ancestry of “alguerès”, step by step

alguerès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan és

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanéshimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Catalan l'Alguer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanl'AlguerAlghero
2LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →