Where does “souvenance” come from?

souvenance (Old French) comes from Old French sovenir, from Latin subveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

souvenance (Old French): memory

Definitions

  1. memory

Ancestry of “souvenance”, step by step

souvenance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French sovenir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsovenirto remember; to recall
2Latinsubveniōto support, assist, come to the aid of, rescue
3Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
4Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old French souvenant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsouvenant—

Words derived from “souvenance”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →