Where does “is” come from?

is (Latin) comes from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

is (Latin): he, it; this or that man, this or that thing;...

Definitions

  1. he, it; this or that man, this or that thing;...

Ancestry of “is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineōto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
2Proto-ItaliceōI go
3Proto-Italicejō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “is”

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