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Where does “esenco” come from?

esenco (Ido) comes from Esperanto esenco, from English essence, from French essence, from Latin essentia, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi.

esenco (Ido): essence

Definitions

  1. essence

Ancestry of “esenco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoesencoessence
2EnglishessenceThe inherent nature of a thing or idea; The true...
3Frenchessenceessence; petrol, gasoline; essence, essential oil
4Latinessentiaessence, being
5Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
6Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
7Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
8Proto-Hellenicehmito be
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “esenco”

  • esencala
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →