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Where does “este” come from?

este (Romanian) comes from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

este (Romanian): third-person singular present indicative of fi:...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of fi:...

Ancestry of “este”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →