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Where does “envair” come from?

envair (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin invadire, from Latin invado, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

envair (Catalan): to invade

Definitions

  1. to invade

Ancestry of “envair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latininvadire—
2LatininvadoI enter; I invade
3Latinvādō—
4Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
5LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
6Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
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