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Check any good dictionary (not a small paperback). The word has roots that include Old High German "ist", Old Norse "es", Gothic "ist", Latin "est, and the infinitive esse", Greek "esti", Sanskrit "asti", and Hittite "aszi". A wonderful lineage for such an unassuming [and powerful] word.

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