Where does “adive” come from?

adive (English) comes from Spanish adive, from Arabic ذئب, from Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- — wolf.

adive (English): The golden jackal; a smaller sort of jackal,...

Definitions

  1. The golden jackal; a smaller sort of jackal,...

Ancestry of “adive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishadiveadive; jackal
2Arabicذئبgolden jackal; wolf
3Proto-Semitic*ḏiʔb-wolf
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- →Every word from Arabic ذئب →Every word from Spanish adive →