Where does “itaque” come from?
itaque (Latin) comes from Latin ita, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
itaque (Latin): therefore; and so; in this way
Definitions
- therefore; and so; in this way
Ancestry of “itaque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ita | so; yes; thus |
| 2 | Latin | īre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |