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Where does “alentar” come from?

alentar (Spanish) comes from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

alentar (Spanish): to encourage, animate, inspirit; to slow down,...

Definitions

  1. to encourage, animate, inspirit; to slow down,...

Ancestry of “alentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishá-—
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “alentar”

  • alentador
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →