Where does “ens” come from?

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

ens (Catalan): us; organization, entity, institution

Definitions

  1. us; organization, entity, institution

Ancestry of “ens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēnsbeing
2Latinsūmto be, exist
3Proto-Italicezomto be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →
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