Where does “égo” come from?
égo (French) comes from English ego, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
égo (French): ego
Ancestry of “égo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ego | The self, especially with a sense of... |
| 2 | Latin | egō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |