Where does “estis” come from?

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

estis (Latin): second-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “estis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicezomto be
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →