Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “convite” come from?

convite (Portuguese) comes from Catalan convit, from Catalan convidar, from Vulgar Latin convitare, from Latin convīvium, from Latin convīvō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

convite (Portuguese): invitation, invite; feast

Definitions

  1. invitation, invite; feast

Ancestry of “convite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanconvit—
2Catalanconvidarto invite
3Vulgar Latinconvitare—
4Latinconvīvium—
5Latinconvīvō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →