Where does “enviador” come from?

enviador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese enviar, from Old Portuguese enviar, from Late Latin inviare, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

enviador (Portuguese): sender someone who sends

Definitions

  1. sender someone who sends

Ancestry of “enviador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseenviarto send
2Old Portugueseenviar—
3Late Latininviare—
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →