Where does “anglès” come from?

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

anglès (Catalan): Englishman; creditor; English

Definitions

  1. Englishman; creditor; English

Ancestry of “anglès”, step by step

anglès 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 Ànglia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanÀngliaAnglia, land of the Angles
2LatinAngliaEngland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →