Where does “ipse” come from?

ipse (Interlingua) comes from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

ipse (Interlingua): himself; herself; itself

Definitions

  1. himself; herself; itself

Ancestry of “ipse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
2Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →