Where does “aintá” come from?

aintá (Nheengatu) comes from Old French aé, from Latin aetātem, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

aintá (Nheengatu): third-person plural personal pronoun (they, them, their)

Definitions

  1. third-person plural personal pronoun (they, them, their)

Ancestry of “aintá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchage
2Latinaetātem
3Latinaevitās
4Proto-Italicaiwotātsage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-Every word from Proto-Italic aiwotāts