Where does “ser” come from?

ser (Catalan) comes from Catalan ésser, from Late Latin essere, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

ser (Catalan): to be, to exist; to be located; to be

Definitions

  1. to be, to exist; to be located; to be

Ancestry of “ser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanésserto be; to exist, to be real, to be reality; being
2Late Latinessere—
3Latinsūmto be, exist
4Proto-Italicezomto be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “ser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →