Where does “é” come from?

é (Galician) comes from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

é (Galician): is; third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. is; third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “é”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →