Where does “Vad” come from?

Vad (English) comes from Romanian vad, from Latin vadum, from Proto-Italic waðom, from Proto-Indo-European wadʰom.

Vad (English): a women′s first-aid organisation active during World War I and World War II, or a member of this detachment

Definitions

  1. a women′s first-aid organisation active during World War I and World War II, or a member of this detachment

Ancestry of “Vad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvadford
2LatinvadumA shallow, ford, shoal; A body of water; sea,...
3Proto-Italicwaðomford, shallow water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwadʰom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wadʰom →Every word from Proto-Italic waðom →Every word from Latin vadum →
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