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Where does “ipsa” come from?

ipsa (Latin) comes from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.

ipsa (Latin): nominative feminine singular of ipse; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of ipse; nominative...

Ancestry of “ipsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
2Proto-Italic*e(s)peso—

Words derived from “ipsa”

  • res ipsa loquitur
  • sapsa
  • res ipsa loquitur
  • ipsam
  • esa
  • essa
  • însămi
  • însă
  • însăți
  • însăși
  • essa
  • sa
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →