English
ipseity
Ipseity comes from Latin ipse ‘himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*e(s)peso‘himself, herself, itself’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEipse‘himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual’
- Englishtodayipseity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*e(s)peso‘himself, herself, itself’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEipse‘himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual’
- Englishtodayipseity
Formed from -ity
Every English word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso
Today it means
noun selfhood; individual identity
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *e(s)peso / ipseity