Where does “egoísta” come from?

egoísta (Portuguese) comes from French égoïste, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

egoísta (Portuguese): selfish; a selfish person

Definitions

  1. selfish; a selfish person

Ancestry of “egoísta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégoïsteselfish; egoistic; egoist
2LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
3Proto-ItalicegōI
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “egoísta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →
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