Where does “enviar” come from?

enviar (Catalan) comes from Late Latin inviare, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

enviar (Catalan): to send

Definitions

  1. to send

Ancestry of “enviar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latininviare—
2Latinviāroad, street, path
3Proto-Italic*wiāroad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →
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