Where does “encaminhar-se” come from?
encaminhar-se (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese encaminhar, from Portuguese En-, from Old Portuguese en-, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
encaminhar-se (Portuguese): head
Ancestry of “encaminhar-se”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | encaminhar | to direct; to guide; to send; to forward |
| 2 | Portuguese | En- | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | en- | in- |
| 4 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 5 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |