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Where does “avoision” come from?

avoision (English) comes from English evasion, from Middle French évasion, from Latin evasiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

avoision (English): Nonpayment of tax that cannot clearly be seen as...

Definitions

  1. Nonpayment of tax that cannot clearly be seen as...

Ancestry of “avoision”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevasionThe act of eluding or evading or avoiding,...
2Middle Frenchévasion—
3Latinevasiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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