Where does “egoïst” come from?
egoïst (Dutch) comes from German Egoist, from French égoïste, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
egoïst (Dutch): egoist
Ancestry of “egoïst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Egoist | egoist |
| 2 | French | égoïste | selfish; egoistic; egoist |
| 3 | Latin | egō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “egoïst”