Where does “alentar” come from?

alentar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish alentar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

alentar (Portuguese): to encourage

Definitions

  1. to encourage

Ancestry of “alentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalentarto encourage, animate, inspirit; to slow down,...
2Spanishá-a-, non-, -less
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “alentar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Spanish á- →