Where does “avowal” come from?
Avowal comes from English avow, which derives from Latin advoco meaning to call to or appeal to, from the prefix ad- and root wekʷ- meaning to speak.
avowal (English): An open declaration of affirmation or admission...
Definitions
- An open declaration of affirmation or admission...
Ancestry of “avowal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | avow | To declare openly and boldly, as something... |
| 2 | Middle English | avowen | — |
| 3 | Old French | avouer | — |
| 4 | Latin | advocāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |