Where does “avuncular” come from?

Avuncular derives from Latin avunculus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os, meaning grandfather or ancestor.

avuncular (English): In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an...

Definitions

  1. In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an...

Ancestry of “avuncular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinavunculāris—
2Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “avuncular”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →