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Where does “introito” come from?

introito (Portuguese) comes from Latin introitus, from Latin introeō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

introito (Portuguese): introduction; beginning; introit

Definitions

  1. introduction; beginning; introit

Ancestry of “introito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinintroitusA going in or into, entering; entrance; A place...
2Latinintroeō—
3Latineō—
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →