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Where does “enveja” come from?

enveja (Catalan) comes from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enveja (Catalan): envy

Definitions

  1. envy

Ancestry of “enveja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
2Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
3LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “enveja”

  • envejar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →