Where does “benvenuto” come from?
benvenuto (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin bene venutus, 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.
benvenuto (Italian): welcome
Ancestry of “benvenuto”, step by step