Where does “forse” come from?

forse (Italian) comes from Latin forsit, from Latin sit, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

forse (Italian): maybe, perhaps, possibly, may, might; doubt

Definitions

  1. maybe, perhaps, possibly, may, might; doubt

Ancestry of “forse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinforsitperhaps
2Latinsitthird-person singular present active subjunctive...
3Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
4Proto-Italicezomto be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “forse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →