Where does “esse” come from?

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

esse (Neapolitan): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “esse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
2Proto-Italicezomto be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →