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Where does “é” come from?

é (Old Spanish) comes from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

é (Old Spanish): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “é”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinetand; plus; though, even if
2Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “é”

  • i
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