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Where does “et” come from?

et (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

et (Latin): and; plus; though, even if

Definitions

  1. and; plus; though, even if

Ancestry of “et”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “et”

  • et
  • etux
  • pot-et-fleur
  • epershand
  • et alios
  • et alia
  • et aliae
  • et alibi
  • et alii
  • verbatim et literatim
  • etiam
  • etiamdum
  • etiamtum
  • etiamtunc
  • etsi
  • alioli
  • cantimplora
  • ed
  • eziandio
  • eziam
  • et
  • huitante-et-un
  • octante-et-un
  • nonante-et-un
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