Where does “эгоизм” come from?

эгоизм (Russian) comes from French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

эгоизм (Russian): egoism, egotism, selfishness

Definitions

  1. egoism, egotism, selfishness

Ancestry of “эгоизм”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégoïsmeegoism
2New Latinegoismus—
3LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
4Proto-ItalicegōI
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “эгоизм”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →