Where does “l'è” come from?

l'è (Romagnol) comes from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

l'è (Romagnol): third-person singular present indicative of es;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of es;...

Ancestry of “l'è”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsūmto be, exist
2Proto-Italicezomto be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →