Where does “êté” come from?
êté (Norman) comes from Old French estre, from Late Latin essere, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
êté (Norman): summer
Definitions
- summer
Ancestry of “êté”, step by step
êté traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French estre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | estre | to be |
| 2 | Late Latin | essere | — |
| 3 | Latin | sūm | to be, exist |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via Old French esté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | esté | summer; past participle of ester; past participle... |
| 2 | Latin | aestās | summer |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | aissāts | summer (season) |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éydʰteh₂ts | — |