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Where does “essentiellement” come from?

essentiellement (French) comes from French essentiel, from Late Latin essentialis, from Latin essentia, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi.

essentiellement (French): essentially

Definitions

  1. essentially

Ancestry of “essentiellement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchessentielessential; essential; essence, essential part
2Late Latinessentialisessential; genitive singular of essentiāle
3Latinessentiaessence, being
4Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
5Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
6Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
7Proto-Hellenicehmito be
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →