Where does “porvir” come from?
porvir (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vir, from Old Portuguese vĩir, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
porvir (Portuguese): what is to come, future
Definitions
- what is to come, future
Ancestry of “porvir”, step by step
porvir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese vir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vir | to come; to come; to arrive; to come from; to be... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | vĩir | to come |
| 3 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |