egoist
Meaningone all for the self
Common meaning: a self-centred person
- egoI (the self)Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 633 · scan
- ista person who does or follows
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin ego ‘I (the self)’.
Roots
- ego Latin “I (the self)”
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