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Where does “*bene venītus” come from?

*bene venītus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Ancestry of “*bene venītus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wiljakwemô—
2Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
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