Where does “esso” come from?

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

esso (Italian): it

Definitions

  1. it

Ancestry of “esso”, 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 →