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Where does “venturoso” come from?

venturoso (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.

venturoso (Portuguese): fortunate, lucky

Definitions

  1. fortunate, lucky

Ancestry of “venturoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseventurafortune, chance, luck; happiness; venture
2Old Portugueseventura—
3Latinventurusabout to come; about to approach
4Latinveniō—
5Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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