Where does “avés” come from?
avés (Asturian) comes from Spanish abés, from Old Spanish avez, from Latin ad vix, from Latin vix, from Proto-Italic wiks, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
avés (Asturian): barely
Definitions
- barely
Ancestry of “avés”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | abés | With difficulty |
| 2 | Old Spanish | avez | — |
| 3 | Latin | ad vix | barely |
| 4 | Latin | vix | with difficulty; scarcely, barely; hardly,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wiks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |