Where does “introït” come from?

introït (French) comes from Latin introitus, from Latin introeō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

introït (French): introit

Definitions

  1. introit

Ancestry of “introït”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinintroitusA going in or into, entering; entrance; A place...
2Latinintroeōto enter or go in
3Latinto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
4Proto-ItalicI go
5Proto-Italicejō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Italic ejō
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