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
Ancestry of “utinam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | utinam | if only , would that |
| 2 | Latin | Ut | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |