Where does “e” come from?

e (Mauritian Creole) comes from French et, from Middle French et, from Old French et, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

e (Mauritian Creole): and

Definitions

Ancestry of “e”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	et	and
2	Middle French	et	and
3	Old French	et	and
4	Latin	et	and; plus; though, even if
5	Proto-Indo-European	éti	beyond; over
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁é	and, then
7	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰe	Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →