Where does “Twitterese” come from?

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

Twitterese (English): The type of language used on Twitter

Definitions

  1. The type of language used on Twitter

Ancestry of “Twitterese”, step by step

Twitterese 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 Twitter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTwitterA user account belonging to the above service; To...
2Middle Englishtwitren
3Old Englishtwiterian
4Proto-GermanictwitwizōnąTo twitter; chirp
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)pesoEvery word from Latin ipseEvery word from Mexican Spanish ese