Where does “-es-” come from?

-es- (Ido) comes from Ido esar, from Spanish es, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

-es- (Ido): suffix used on transitive verbs to form an...

Definitions

  1. suffix used on transitive verbs to form an...

Ancestry of “-es-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoesarto be
2Spanishesis; plural of e
3Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →