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Where does “esencialmente” come from?

esencialmente (Spanish) comes from Spanish esencial, from Latin essentialis, from French essentiel, from Late Latin essentialis, from Latin essentia, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί.

esencialmente (Spanish): essentially

Definitions

  1. essentially

Ancestry of “esencialmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishesencialessential
2Latinessentialisessential; genitive singular of essentiāle
3Frenchessentielessential; essential; essence, essential part
4Late Latinessentialisessential; genitive singular of essentiāle
5Latinessentiaessence, being
6Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
7Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
8Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
9Proto-Hellenicehmito be
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →