alentar.
to encourage, animate
Meaning & usage
to encourage, animate
Hay que alentarla un poco.
El oficial alentó a sus hombres.
to gather up one's courage
to recuperate; to recover from an illness.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-slo- Proto-Italic *anaslos Latin anhēlus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin anhēlō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Vulgar Latin anhēlitus ▲ Vulgar Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *an(h)ēlitāre Vulgar Latin *alēnitāre Spanish alentar Inherited from Vulgar Latin *alēnitāre, a metathetic variant of *an(h)ēlitāre, from anhēlitus (“breathe”) + -āre. The diphthongization in rhizotonic conjugations (yo aliento) is etymologically unexpected, considering the Latin /ē/, but may have to do with analogy with other verbs ending in -entar, such as sentar. In that case, the diphtongization in Asturian alendar would perhaps be due to Castilian influence.
to slow down, become slow
to become or behave as a shy, shameful or fearful person
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *lent- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *lentos Latin lentusbor. Spanish lento Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish alentar From a- + lento (“slow”) + -ar.
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