Where does “entity” come from?

Entity derives from Medieval Latin entitatem, formed from Latin entitas (a being or existence), built on the Latin abstract noun suffix -tas added to Latin sum (to be), ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₁es- (to be).

entity (English): That which has a distinct existence as an...

Definitions

  1. That which has a distinct existence as an...

Ancestry of “entity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinentitasentity; an entity
2Latinensbeing
3Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
4Proto-Italicezomto be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “entity”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →
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