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Where does “esso” come from?

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

Ancestry of “esso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “esso”

  • nisso
  • isso
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