Where does “enhorabona” come from?

enhorabona (Catalan) comes from Catalan en, from Latin Domine, from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

enhorabona (Catalan): congratulations

Definitions

  1. congratulations

Ancestry of “enhorabona”, step by step

enhorabona traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanenPersonal article used before masculine given...
2LatinDomineGuide, O Lord my God, my way by your sight
3Latindieablative singular of diēs; day; before the day
4LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
5Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Catalan hora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanhorahour; time
2Latinhorahour; time; o'clock
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Catalan bona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbonafeminine singular of bo
2Catalanbogood
3Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
4Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
5Proto-Italicdwenosgood
6Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →