Where does “essas” come from?

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

essas (Portuguese): feminine plural of esse; these

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of esse; these

Ancestry of “essas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseessas—
2Latinipsās—
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Latin ipsās →