Where does “prevenire” come from?
prevenire (Italian) comes from Romanian preveni, from French prévenir, from Latin praeveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
prevenire (Italian): to anticipate; to forestall; to forewarn
Definitions
- to anticipate; to forestall; to forewarn
Ancestry of “prevenire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | preveni | to warn |
| 2 | French | prévenir | prevent; notify, warn |
| 3 | Latin | praeveniō | to anticipate |
| 4 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |