Where does “es” come from?
es (Cornish) comes from Middle English ese, from Old French aise, from Latin adiacēns, from Latin adiaceo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
es (Cornish): ease, comfort, convenience
Definitions
- ease, comfort, convenience
Ancestry of “es”, step by step
es traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ese | Alternative form of eise; Physical comfort, or... |
| 2 | Old French | aise | Alternative form of eise; empty space, elbow... |
| 3 | Latin | adiacēns | adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring |
| 4 | Latin | adiaceo | I lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent... |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Cornish ages
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ages | than |