Where does “e” come from?
e (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ser, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
e (Portuguese): e; that’s right; yes; yeah; erm; um
Definitions
- e; that’s right; yes; yeah; erm; um
Ancestry of “e”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | ser | — |
| 2 | Latin | sūm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |