Where does “sunt” come from?
sunt (Romanian) comes from Latin sunt, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
sunt (Romanian): first-person singular present indicative of fi;...
Definitions
- first-person singular present indicative of fi;...
Ancestry of “sunt”, step by step
sunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sunt | third-person plural present active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via English shunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shunt | To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to |
| 2 | Middle English | schonten | To dodge, evade, or escape; to suddenly avoid |
| 3 | Old English | scunian | to shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |