Where does “ipsum” come from?

ipsum (Latin) comes from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

ipsum (Latin): accusative masculine singular of ipse; nominative...

Definitions

  1. accusative masculine singular of ipse; nominative...

Ancestry of “ipsum”, step by step

ipsum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ipse

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

via Italian ipse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianipse—

Words derived from “ipsum”

Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →