Where does “et” come from?

et (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

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

Definitions

  1. and; plus; though, even if

Ancestry of “et”, step by step

et traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European éti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Proto-Italic *et

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*etand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éti—

Words derived from “et”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →