Etymology

egoistical

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Today it means: Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others; selfish. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English egoistic ← French égoïste
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*éǵh₂
  2. Proto-Italic*egō
  3. Latinego
  4. Frenchégoïste
  5. Englishegoist
  6. Englishegoistic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. English todayegoistical

From egoistic + -al.

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