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Where does “iam” come from?

iam (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

iam (Latin): already; now; anymore

Definitions

  1. already; now; anymore

Ancestry of “iam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—

Words derived from “iam”

  • jam tomorrow
  • etiamdum
  • etiamtum
  • etiamtunc
  • iampridem
  • etiam
  • jamjam
  • quoniam
  • iamiamque
  • jamjamque
  • iamdudum
  • iamiam
  • ya
  • già
  • giammai
  • eziam
  • giacché
  • eziandio
  • jà
  • jamais
  • já
  • ja
  • jam
  • eĉ
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