Essencial
Example: L'aigua és essencial per a la vida humana diària.
Definition
"Essencial" refers to something that is absolutely necessary or extremely important for a particular purpose or function. For example, in the phrase 'L'aigua és essencial per a la vida humana diària,' it means water is indispensable for daily human life.
Etymology
The word "essencial" comes from the Latin term 'essentialis,' which means 'pertaining to essence.' It evolved through Old French into Catalan, retaining its meaning related to the fundamental nature or necessity of something. Did you know that the root 'essentia' in Latin originally meant 'being' or 'existence'?
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"Essencial" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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