Where does “avis” come from?

avis (Classical Latin) comes from Proto-Italic awis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

avis (Classical Latin): a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...

Definitions

  1. a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...

Ancestry of “avis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicawisbird
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Italic awis →