Where does “Hegelese” come from?

Hegelese (English) comes from English ese, from Mexican Spanish ese, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

Hegelese (English): The convoluted, obscure style of writing associated with the works of G.W.F. Hegel

Definitions

  1. The convoluted, obscure style of writing associated with the works of G.W.F. Hegel

Ancestry of “Hegelese”, step by step

Hegelese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishesedude, man
2Mexican SpanisheseThe name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself

via English Hegel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHegelnotably borne by the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
2GermanHegelbreeding bull
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Mexican Spanish ese →