Where does “egoism” come from?

Egoism comes from French égoïsme, from Latin egoismus, from Latin ego meaning "I," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂.

egoism (English): The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive...

Definitions

  1. The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive...

Ancestry of “egoism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégoïsmeegoism
2New Latinegoismus—
3LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
4Proto-ItalicegōI
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “egoism”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →