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Where does “enviar” come from?

enviar (Spanish) comes 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.

enviar (Spanish): to send

Definitions

  1. to send

Ancestry of “enviar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latininviare—
2Latinviā—
3Proto-Italic*wiā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “enviar”

  • enviado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →