Where does “Egoismus” come from?

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

Egoismus (German): egoism

Definitions

  1. egoism

Ancestry of “Egoismus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Egoismus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Italic egōEvery word from Latin egō