Where does “vino” come from?
vino (Romanian) comes from Romanian veni, from Latin venire, from Latin venio, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
vino (Romanian): second-person singular imperative of veni
Definitions
- second-person singular imperative of veni
Ancestry of “vino”, step by step
vino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian veni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | veni | to come |
| 2 | Latin | venire | present active infinitive of veniō; present... |
| 3 | Latin | venio | I come; I approach |
| 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 |