alentar

Significado (inglés)

1. (transitive) to encourage, animate
2. (reflexive) to gather up one's courage

Guionizado como

a‧len‧tar

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/alenˈtaɾ/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *alēnitare < *an(h)ēlitāre, derived from Latin anhēlitus (“breath”).
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.