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Where does “esceto” come from?

esceto (Esperanto) comes from German Eszett, from German Es, from Middle High German ëz, from Old High German iȥ, from Proto-West Germanic it, from Proto-Germanic it — nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz.

esceto (Esperanto): "The name of the Latin script letter" ß

Definitions

  1. "The name of the Latin script letter" ß

Ancestry of “esceto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEszettThe name of the Latin-script letter ß: eszett,...
2GermanEsE-flat; id
3Middle High Germanëz—
4Old High Germaniȥ—
5Proto-West Germanicitit
6Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz
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