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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
1Latineō—
2Proto-ItaliceōI go
3Proto-Italicejō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “is”

  • anteal
  • anteally
  • eccu(m) istum
  • isti
  • istic
  • antea
  • praeterea
  • ista
  • istos
  • (ec)cu(m) ista(m)
  • iste
  • eccum isti
  • eatenus
  • istorum
  • eapropter
  • eccum istae
  • ea
  • eccum istum
  • istum
  • istud
  • istoc
  • istae
  • estas
  • esto
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