egotist

/ˈiɡətɪst/EE-guh-tist

/ˈiɡətɪst/EE-guh-tist

Meaningone always saying “I”

Common meaning: a person who thinks and talks mostly about themselves

egoI (the self)Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 633 · scan
tistone who (-ist, with t)

Journey through time

Latinego‘I’source
Englishegotist‘a person who thinks and talks mostly about themselves’ · today

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

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Origin: Built on Latin ego ‘I (the self)’.

Roots

ego Latin “I (the self)”

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