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

  1. delegate, envoy, emissary

Ancestry of “enviado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishenviarto send
2Late Latininviare—
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →
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