Where does “égoïsme” come from?

égoïsme (French) comes from New Latin egoismus, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

égoïsme (French): egoism

Definitions

  1. egoism

Ancestry of “égoïsme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinegoismus—
2LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
3Proto-ItalicegōI
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “égoïsme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →