alentar

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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

Binavkirî wek

a‧len‧tar

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

/alenˈtaɾ/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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.