Roots/*h₁es-mn̥h₁es-mn̥“being, entity, essence”Widely acceptedexistencephilosophySource of Latin essentia, English essence, essential, entityNominal of the be root, yielding Latin essentia and English essence, essential, entity, absent.Related Rootsbʰew-“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-en-“being, essence, reality”h₁es-eyo-“to keep being, persisting”h₁es-tú-“being, existence, entity”related entrySee also: h1es-mn related