
English word essence comes from Ancient Greek εἰμί, Ancient Greek ὀυτ-, Proto-Italic *ezom (Be.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰowHéyeti, Proto-Italic *som, Old Latin esom, French -ence (-ence, -ance.)
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εἰμί (Ancient Greek)
ὀυτ- (Ancient Greek)
*ezom (Proto-Italic)
Be.
*bʰowHéyeti (Proto-Indo-European)
*som (Proto-Italic)
esom (Old Latin)
-ence (French)
-ence, -ance.
παλαιός (Ancient Greek)
*fuiō (Proto-Italic)
To become.
οὐσία (Ancient Greek)
fui (Latin)
essentia (Latin)
Essence, being.
essence (French)
(philosophy, theology) essence. Essence, essential oil. Petrol, gasoline.
essence (English)
(philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.. The inherent nature of a thing or idea.. A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.. A significant feature of something.. An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring.. Constituent substance.. Fragrance, a perfume.. The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a [...]