Where does “însăși” come from?

însăși (Romanian) comes from Romanian însă, from Latin ipsa, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

însăși (Romanian): "fs "; herself

Definitions

  1. "fs "; herself

Ancestry of “însăși”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianînsăbut, yet, however; feminine singular of îns
2Latinipsanominative feminine singular of ipse; nominative...
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 ipsa →