Etymology

egoist

ego·ist
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Today it means: An advocate of egoism. Full definition →

French égoïste ← Latin ego ← Proto-Italic *egō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*éǵh₂
  2. Proto-Italic*egō
  3. Latinego
  4. Frenchégoïste
  5. English todayegoist

From French égoïste, from Latin ego + -iste. By surface analysis, ego + -ist.

Words from the same roots

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