Where does “enviado” come from?
enviado (Spanish) comes from Spanish enviar, from Late Latin inviare, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
enviado (Spanish): delegate, envoy, emissary
Definitions
- delegate, envoy, emissary
Ancestry of “enviado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | enviar | to send |
| 2 | Late Latin | inviare | — |
| 3 | Latin | viā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |