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Where does “ensejar” come from?

ensejar (Portuguese) comes from Latin insidiō, from Latin insidiāre.

ensejar (Portuguese): to give rise to; to await one's opportunity

Definitions

  1. to give rise to; to await one's opportunity

Ancestry of “ensejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsidiō—
2Latininsidiāre—
Every word from Latin insidiāre →