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Where does “essensiell” come from?

essensiell (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin essentialis, from French essentiel, from Late Latin essentialis, from Latin essentia, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi.

essensiell (Norwegian Nynorsk): essential

Definitions

  1. essential

Ancestry of “essensiell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinessentialisessential; genitive singular of essentiāle
2Frenchessentielessential; essential; essence, essential part
3Late Latinessentialisessential; genitive singular of essentiāle
4Latinessentiaessence, being
5Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
6Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
7Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
8Proto-Hellenicehmito be
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →