Where does “avow” come from?
Avow derives from Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advoco meaning "to call to," composed of Latin ad- and the root Latin wekʷ- meaning "to speak."
avow (English): To declare openly and boldly, as something...
Definitions
- To declare openly and boldly, as something...
Ancestry of “avow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | avowen | — |
| 2 | Old French | avouer | — |
| 3 | Latin | advocāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | — |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |
Words derived from “avow”