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Where does “benvido” come from?

benvido (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin *bene venītus, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

benvido (Galician): welcome

Definitions

  1. welcome

Ancestry of “benvido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*bene venītus—
2Proto-Germanic*wiljakwemô—
3Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →