Where does “àvia” come from?

àvia (Catalan) comes from Latin avia, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

àvia (Catalan): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “àvia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaviagrandmother; groundsel; singular feminine...
2Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
3Proto-Celticabūriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “àvia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Latin avus →