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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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Ancestry of “easest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheaseAbility, the means to do something, particularly;...
2Middle EnglisheseAlternative form of eise; Physical comfort, or...
3Old FrenchaiseAlternative form of eise; empty space, elbow...
4Latinadiacēns—
5LatinadiaceoI lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent...
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →