Where does “utinam” come from?

utinam (English) comes from Latin utinam, from Latin Ut, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

utinam (English): A fervent wish

Definitions

  1. A fervent wish

Ancestry of “utinam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinutinamif only!, I wish that!, oh that!, would that!, would to heaven!
2LatinUthow? in what way?
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Latin Ut →Every word from Latin utinam →