Where does “etsi” come from?

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

etsi (Latin): though, although, even if, yet

Definitions

  1. though, although, even if, yet

Ancestry of “etsi”, step by step

etsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin et

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinetand; plus; though, even if
2Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Latin sī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsīif, supposing that
2Proto-Italicseiso, thus
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “etsi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →