Where does “etiam” come from?

etiam (Interlingua) comes from Latin etiam, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

etiam (Interlingua): also, too

Definitions

  1. also, too

Ancestry of “etiam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinetiamand also, and furthermore, also, likewise,...
2Latinetand; plus; though, even if
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti
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