Where does “easest” come from?
easest (English) comes from English ease, from Middle English ese, from Old French aise, from Latin adiacēns, from Latin adiaceo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
easest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “easest”, step by step
easest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ease
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ease | Ability, the means to do something, particularly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ese | Alternative form of eise; Physical comfort, or... |
| 3 | Old French | aise | Alternative form of eise; empty space, elbow... |
| 4 | Latin | adiacēns | adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring |
| 5 | Latin | adiaceo | I lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent... |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |