Essence Definition
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Origin of Essence
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Middle English essencia French essence both from Latin essentia from esse to be from the presumed present participle essēns *essent- (on the model of differentia difference) (from differēns different-) (present participle of differre to differ) created to translate Greek ousiā (from ousa) (feminine present participle of einai to be) es- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French essence, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousia, “being”), from ὤν (ōn), present participle of εἰμί (eimi, “I am, exist”).
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