Where does “forsitan” come from?
forsitan (Latin) comes from Latin sit, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
forsitan (Latin): perhaps, perchance
Definitions
- perhaps, perchance
Ancestry of “forsitan”, step by step
forsitan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sit | third-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 2 | Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |