Where does “egotist” come from?

Egotist derives from English ego, from Latin ego meaning "I," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ with the same meaning.

egotist (English): A person who talks excessively about themself; A...

Definitions

  1. A person who talks excessively about themself; A...

Ancestry of “egotist”, step by step

egotist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ego

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishegoThe self, especially with a sense of...
2LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
3Proto-ItalicegōI
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via French égotiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégotisteegotistic

Words derived from “egotist”

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