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Where does “aiste” come from?

aiste (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish aiste, from Latin essentia, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

aiste (Scottish Gaelic): poem; ingenuity; third-person singular feminine...

Definitions

  1. poem; ingenuity; third-person singular feminine...

Ancestry of “aiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaistecharacteristic, special quality, peculiarity;...
2Latinessentiaessence, being
3Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
4Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
5Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
6Proto-Hellenicehmito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “aiste”

  • aistese
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