Where does “es” come from?

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

es (Spanish): is; plural of e

Definitions

  1. is; plural of e

Ancestry of “es”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “es”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →
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