Where does “Mortlockese” come from?

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

Mortlockese (English): A Trukic language of Micronesia

Definitions

  1. A Trukic language of Micronesia

Ancestry of “Mortlockese”, step by step

Mortlockese 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 Mortlock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMortlock—
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Mexican Spanish ese →