English
i.e.
I.e. comes from Latin i. e. ‘i.e., that is, in other words’, and goes back to est ‘that is’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEest‘that is’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEi. e.‘i.e., that is, in other words’
- Englishearliest quotation 1658i.e.
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEest‘that is’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEi. e.‘i.e., that is, in other words’
- Englishearliest quotation 1658i.e.
Earliest quotation: 1658, Thomas Hall, Covetous: “[N]o drunkard (i.e.) no Habituall, Impenitent drunkard, ſhall come…”
Every English word from Latin est
Today it means
adv That is, namely, in other words, that is to say.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin est / i.e.