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- — to be.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “aiste”, step by step

aiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish aiste

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-to be

via Middle Irish eiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irisheiste
2Old Irishessithird-person singular feminine of as
3Old Irishanominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that...
4Proto-CelticO (vocative particle)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōoh, ah

Words derived from “aiste

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi