Where does “oyente” come from?

oyente (Chavacano) comes from Spanish oyente, from Latin audiēns, from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

oyente (Chavacano): listener

Definitions

  1. listener

Ancestry of “oyente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishoyentehearing
2Latinaudiēnshearing, listening
3Latinaudiōto hear, listen to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d- →Every word from Latin audiō →