Where does “sovenir” come from?

sovenir (Old French) comes 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.

sovenir (Old French): to remember; to recall

Definitions

  1. to remember; to recall

Ancestry of “sovenir”, step by step

sovenir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin subveniō

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

via Latin subvenīre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubvenīre—

Words derived from “sovenir”

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