Where does “essential” come from?
Essential derives from Late Latin essentialis, from Latin esse meaning "to be," itself from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- meaning "to be" or "to exist."
essential (English): Necessary; Very important; of high importance;...
Definitions
- Necessary; Very important; of high importance;...
Ancestry of “essential”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | essentialis | essential; genitive singular of essentiāle |
| 2 | French | essentiel | essential; essential; essence, essential part |
| 3 | Late Latin | essentialis | essential; genitive singular of essentiāle |
| 4 | Latin | essentia | essence, being |
| 5 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
Words derived from “essential”
- essentially
- essentialist
- essentialism
- nonessential
- unessential
- inessential
- essentiality
- essentialize
- essentialization
- superessential
- antiessentialist
- nonessentialist
- essentialness
- antiessentialism
- coessential
- unessentially
- inessentially
- coessentiality
- nonessentialism
- nonessentiality
- superessentially
- bioessential
- coessentially
- unessentiality