Where does “souvenir” come from?

souvenir (French) comes from Middle French soubvenir, from Old French sovenir, from Latin subveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

souvenir (French): to remember; memory; souvenir

Definitions

  1. to remember; memory; souvenir

Ancestry of “souvenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsoubvenirto remember
2Old Frenchsovenirto remember; to recall
3Latinsubveniōto support, assist, come to the aid of, rescue
4Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
5Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “souvenir”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →