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essentialis.

essential

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɛs.sɛn.tiˈaː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[es.sen.t͡siˈaː.lis]

  1. essential

    Late-Latin · declension-3 · two-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sumder. Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin essentiālis From essentia + -ālis.

noun[ɛs.sɛn.tiˈaː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[es.sen.t͡siˈaː.lis]

  1. genitive singular of essentiāle

    form-of · genitive · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sumder. Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin essentiālis From essentia + -ālis.

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