Where does “so” come from?

so (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan so, from Latin ipsum, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

so (Occitan): (rare)

Definitions

  1. (rare)

Ancestry of “so”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanso
2Latinipsumaccusative masculine singular of ipse; nominative...
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)pesoEvery word from Latin ipseEvery word from Latin ipsum