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Where does β€œavailful” come from?

availful (English) comes from English avail, from Middle English availen, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

availful (English): Profitable, useful; of much avail

Definitions

  1. Profitable, useful; of much avail

Ancestry of β€œavailful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishavailTo turn to the advantage of; To be of service to;...
2Middle Englishavailento be of use
3Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
4LatinAβ€”
5EtruscanπŒ€β€”
6Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
7Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
8Egyptian𓃾—
Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’