Where does “empordanès” come from?

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

Ancestry of “empordanès”, step by step

empordanès 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 Empordà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanEmpordàIt is currently divided into two administrative comarques, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà
2CatalanEmpúriesEmpúries
3LatinEmporiaenow Empúries
4Ancient GreekἘμπόριαι—

Words derived from “empordanès”

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