Where does “esso” come from?

esso (Italian) comes from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.

esso (Italian): it

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ipse	himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
2	Proto-Italic	*e(s)peso	—

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