Where does “poente” come from?

poente (Portuguese) comes from Latin pōnēns, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

poente (Portuguese): setting; west; sunset

Definitions

  1. setting; west; sunset

Ancestry of “poente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōnēnsputting; placing
2Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →