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Where does “inessenziale” come from?

inessenziale (Italian) comes from Italian essenziale, from Late Latin essentialis, from Latin essentia, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi.

inessenziale (Italian): unessential

Definitions

  1. unessential

Ancestry of “inessenziale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianessenzialeessential, fundamental, main, crucial, basic;...
2Late Latinessentialisessential; genitive singular of essentiāle
3Latinessentiaessence, being
4Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
5Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
6Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
7Proto-Hellenicehmito be
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “inessenziale”

  • inessenzialità
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →