Where does “eĉ” come from?

eĉ (Esperanto) comes from Latin etiam, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

eĉ (Esperanto): even

Definitions

  1. even

Ancestry of “eĉ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinetiamand also, and furthermore, also, likewise,...
2Latinetand; plus; though, even if
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →