Where does “porventura” come from?

porventura (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ventura, from Old Portuguese ventura, from Latin venturus, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

porventura (Portuguese): perhaps; by chance, perchance

Definitions

  1. perhaps; by chance, perchance

Ancestry of “porventura”, step by step

porventura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese ventura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseventurafortune, chance, luck; happiness; venture
2Old Portugueseventura—
3Latinventurusabout to come; about to approach
4Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
5Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Portuguese pôr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepôrto put; to place; to get; to go to a given...
2PortugueseViaa way; a path
3Old Portuguesevia—
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →