Roots / *h₁es-en-
h₁es-en- “being, essence, reality” Widely accepted existence philosophy
essence, essential, present, absent
At a Glance
Reconstruction h₁es-en- Meaning “being, essence, reality” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field existence, philosophy Extended form of *h₁es- giving Latin essentia, English essence, essential, present, absent.
bʰew- “to be, to grow, to become” bʰew-mn̥- “growth, becoming, existence” bʰew-tó- “that which has grown, become” h₁es- “to be, to exist” h₁es-₂ “to be, exist (copula)” h₁es-eyo- “to keep being, persisting” h₁es-mn̥ “being, entity, essence” h₁es-tú- “being, existence, entity” related entry