Where does “sūm” come from?

sūm (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

sūm (Latin): to be, exist

Definitions

  1. to be, exist

Ancestry of “sūm”, step by step

sūm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic ezom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicezomto be
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Old Latin esum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinesum—

Words derived from “sūm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →