Where does “eā” come from?
eā (Latin) comes from Latin is, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
eā (Latin): "she", "it" (referring to feminine nouns), or demonstratively (as a demonstrative pronoun) "this", "that" (likewise referring to feminine nouns)
Definitions
- "she", "it" (referring to feminine nouns), or demonstratively (as a demonstrative pronoun) "this", "that" (likewise referring to feminine nouns)
Ancestry of “eā”, step by step
eā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin is
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | is | he, it; this or that man, this or that thing;... |
| 2 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Proto-Indo-European íh₂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | íh₂ | — |