LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

essentiālis

essentiālis (neuter essentiāle, adverb essentiāliter)
Classical[ɛs.sɛn.tiˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[es.sen.t͡siˈaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. Late Latintwo terminationessential

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeessentiālisessentiālisessentiāle
genitiveessentiālisessentiālisessentiālis
dativeessentiālīessentiālīessentiālī
accusativeessentiālemessentiālemessentiāle
ablativeessentiālīessentiālīessentiālī
vocativeessentiālisessentiālisessentiāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeessentiālēsessentiālēsessentiālia
genitiveessentiāliumessentiāliumessentiālium
dativeessentiālibusessentiālibusessentiālibus
accusativeessentiālīs
essentiālēs
essentiālīs
essentiālēs
essentiālia
ablativeessentiālibusessentiālibusessentiālibus
vocativeessentiālēsessentiālēsessentiālia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰúHt
  5. Proto-Italic*ezom~*som
  6. Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌(esom)
  7. Old Latinesum
  8. Latinessentiālis

Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin essentiālis From essentia + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalanessencial
  • Frenchessentiel
  • Germanessenziell
  • Italianessenziale
  • Portugueseessencial
  • Romanianesențial
  • Spanishesencial
  • Danishessentiel
  • Friulianessenziâl
  • Galicianesencial

Quick answers

What does essentiālis mean in Latin?
essentiālis, a adjective, means “essential”.
How do you pronounce essentiālis?
In classical Latin, [ɛs.sɛn.tiˈaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [es.sen.t͡siˈaː.lis].
Where does essentiālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti → Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt → Proto-Italic *ezom~*som → Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) → Old Latin esum → Latin essentiālis.