Where does “esso” come from?

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

Ancestry of “esso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinipsumaccusative masculine singular of ipse; nominative...
2Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
3Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself

Words derived from “esso”

Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Latin ipsum →