Where does β€œavailment” come from?

availment (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.

availment (English): Profit; advantage

Definitions

  1. Profit; advantage

Ancestry of β€œavailment”, 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€and, also
6Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
7Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
8Egyptian𓃾—
Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’