Where does “es” come from?

es (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

es (Latin): The name of the letter "S"; second-person...

Definitions

  1. The name of the letter "S"; second-person...

Ancestry of “es”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicezomto be
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “es”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →