Where does “contraveni” come from?
contraveni (Romanian) comes from French contrevenir, from Latin contravenio, 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.
contraveni (Romanian): to contravene
Definitions
- to contravene
Ancestry of “contraveni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | contrevenir | to contravene |
| 2 | Latin | contravenio | I oppose |
| 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 |