Where does “ventura” come from?
ventura (Portuguese) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ventura (Portuguese): fortune, chance, luck; happiness; venture
Definitions
- fortune, chance, luck; happiness; venture
Ancestry of “ventura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | ventura | — |
| 2 | Latin | venturus | about to come; about to approach |
| 3 | Latin | veniō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “ventura”