Where does “es” come from?

es (French) comes from Old French es, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

es (French): second-person singular present indicative of être

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present indicative of être

Ancestry of “es”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesin the
2Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →