Where does “invece” come from?
invece (Italian) comes from Italian in, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
invece (Italian): instead, but, whereas, on the contrary; rather...
Definitions
- instead, but, whereas, on the contrary; rather...
Ancestry of “invece”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | in | in; to; into |
| 2 | Latin | în | — |
| 3 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |