Where does “ess” come from?

ess (Faroese) comes from Danish es, from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.

ess (Faroese): The name of the Latin-script letter S; ace;...

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S; ace;...

Ancestry of “ess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishesace
2Middle Low Germanes—
3Old Frenchasa score of one on a die; second-person singular...
4Vulgar Latin*as—
5Latinhabessecond-person singular present active indicative...
6ArabicحَبَشAbyssinian; Abysinnian
Every word from Arabic حَبَش →Every word from Latin habes →Every word from Vulgar Latin *as →