Where does “avail” come from?
Avail comes from Middle English availen, from Old French a and Latin ad combined with Latin valere (to be strong), which derives from Latin habere and ultimately Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ-.
avail (English): To turn to the advantage of; To be of service to;...
Definitions
- To turn to the advantage of; To be of service to;...
Ancestry of “avail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | availen | to be of use |
| 2 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 3 | Latin | A | — |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
Words derived from “avail”