from Latin "esse, futurus, futura"
from PIE *es- "to be"
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "esse, ess-"]
absence ***[3156] Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
absent **[3705] If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
essence **[3922] The essence of something is its basic and most important characteristic which gives it its individual identity.
essential ****[1594] Something that is essential is extremely important or absolutely necessary to a particular subject, situation, or activity.
essentially ***[2122] You use essentially to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, and to say that it is their most important or basic quality.
future ****[388] The future is the period of time that will come after the present, or the things that will happen then.
interest ****[258] If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it.
interested ****[987] If you are interested in something, you think it is important and want to learn more about it or spend time doing it.
interesting ****[880] If you find something interesting, it attracts your attention, for example because you think it is exciting or unusual.
[WORD ROOT]root esse
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ess, est, future, esse, ent
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) esse, futurus, futura
[MEANING]root to be
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 entitatem 〈nominative entitas〉
- 【Latin】 futurus [future participle of esse] going to be, yet to be
- 【Latin】 futura [plural of futurus] going to be, yet to be
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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absence ★★★[3156] noun
【DEFINITION】 Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
【pl.】 absences
【ANTONYM】 presence
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ab; away from, off ⑵ s(esse); to be ⑶ ence(ance); noun suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 absence, absent, absenter, absently
absent ★★[3705] adjective
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
【ANTONYM】 present
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ab; away from, off ⑵ s(esse); to be ⑶ ent(ant); adjective suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 absence, absent, absenter, absently
essence ★★[3922] noun from essence 〈 esse
【DEFINITION】 The essence of something is its basic and most important characteristic which gives it its individual identity.
【pl.】 essences
【SYNONYM】 abstract
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ess(esse); to be ⑵ ence(ance); noun suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 essence, essential, essentiality, essentially, essentialness
essential ★★★★[1594] adjective from essence 〈 esse
【DEFINITION】 Something that is essential is extremely important or absolutely necessary to a particular subject, situation, or activity.
【SYNONYM】 vital, fundamental, necessary, crucial
【ANTONYM】 dispensable
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ess(esse); to be ⑵ ent(ant); adjective suffix ⑶ ial(al); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin essentialis》 [from essentia("being, essence")]
【First Known Meaning】 that is such by its essence
【DERIVATIVEs】 essence, essential, essentiality, essentially, essentialness
essentially ★★★[2122] adverb from essence 〈 esse
【DEFINITION】 You use essentially to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, and to say that it is their most important or basic quality.
【SYNONYM】 basically, fundamentally
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ess(esse); to be ⑵ ent(ant); suffix ⑶ ial(al); suffix ⑷ ly; suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 essence, essential, essentially
future ★★★★[388] noun from future 〈 esse
【DEFINITION】 The future is the period of time that will come after the present, or the things that will happen then.
【pl.】 futures
【ROOTs】 future(esse); to be, grow, become
【First Known Meaning】 future events; time to come
【DERIVATIVEs】 futureless, futurity, future
interest ★★★★[258] noun from interest 〈 esse
【DEFINITION】 ① If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it.
② the feeling that you have when you want to know or learn more about somebody/something
【pl.】 interests
【ROOTs】 ⑴ inter; among, between ⑵ est(esse); to be
【Etymology】 《Latin interresse》 [inter("within, among, between")+esse("be")] to concern, make a difference, be of importance; (literally) to be between
【First Known Meaning】 legal claim or right; a concern; a benefit, advantage, a being concerned or affected (advantageously)
interested ★★★★[987] adjective from interest 〈 esse
【DEFINITION】 If you are interested in something, you think it is important and want to learn more about it or spend time doing it.
【COMPOSITION】 interest + ed
【ROOTs】 ⑴ inter; among, between ⑵ est(esse); to be ⑶ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin interresse》 [inter("within, among, between")+esse("be")] to concern, make a difference, be of importance; (literally) to be between
【DERIVATIVEs】 interestedly, interested
interesting ★★★★[880] adjective from interest 〈 esse
【DEFINITION】 If you find something interesting, it attracts your attention, for example because you think it is exciting or unusual.
【COMPOSITION】 interest + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ inter; among, between ⑵ est(esse); to be ⑶ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin interresse》 [inter("within, among, between")+esse("be")] to concern, make a difference, be of importance; (literally) to be between
【DERIVATIVEs】 Interestingly, interesting
Other words containing "esse, ess-"; coessential, entity, esse, essentiality, essentialness, futuristic, futurologist, futurology, Interestingly, uninteresting, uninterestingly, uninterestingness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
erg-, org-, urg-
equ
end
empt-, em-, emer-
electr-
eight
edit
eco-
east
ease
