Where does “noivar” come from?

noivar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese noivo, from Old Portuguese novio, from Vulgar Latin novius, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

noivar (Portuguese): to get engaged

Definitions

  1. to get engaged

Ancestry of “noivar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenoivofiancé; groom, bridegroom
2Old Portuguesenovio—
3Vulgar Latinnoviusnewly wed; newly married
4Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
5Proto-Italicnowosnew
6Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

Words derived from “noivar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Latin novus →