Where does “prevenir” come from?

prevenir (Spanish) comes from Latin praeveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

prevenir (Spanish): to prevent, to forestall, to preempt, to ward...

Definitions

  1. to prevent, to forestall, to preempt, to ward...

Ancestry of “prevenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraeveniōto anticipate
2Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
3Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “prevenir”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →
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