Where does “eo” come from?
eo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
eo (Latin): to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
Definitions
- to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
Ancestry of “eo”, step by step
eo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Italic eō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Classical Latin egō̆
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Latin | egō̆ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Proto-Indo-European h₁éy-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |