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.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| εἰμί | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| ὀυτ- | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| *ezom | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Be. |
| *bʰowHéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *som | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| esom | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
| -ence | French (fr) | -ence, -ance. |
| παλαιός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| *fuiō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | To become. |
| οὐσία | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| fui | Latin (lat) | |
| essentia | Latin (lat) | Essence, being. |
| essence | French (fr) | (philosophy, theology) essence. Essence, essential oil. Petrol, gasoline. |
| essence | English (en) | (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 [...] |