Where does “alentir” come from?
alentir (Occitan) comes from Occitan a, from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.
alentir (Occitan): to slow down
Ancestry of “alentir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Occitan | a | to; at; a |
| 2 | Latin | ad | toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ad | toward, to, on, up to, for |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éd | to, at |