Where does “enquanto” come from?

enquanto (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese enquanto, from Old Portuguese en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enquanto (Portuguese): as; while; while; whereas; as a

Definitions

  1. as; while; while; whereas; as a

Ancestry of “enquanto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseenquanto—
2Old Portugueseenin
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →