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Where does “evade” come from?

Evade comes from Middle French évader, from Latin evado, formed from the prefix ex- and a root from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- meaning to go or move.

evade (English): To get away from by cunning; to avoid by...

Definitions

  1. To get away from by cunning; to avoid by...

Ancestry of “evade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchévader—
2Latinēvādō—
3Latinvādō—
4Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
5LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
6Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “evade”

  • evader
  • evadable
  • evadee
  • inevasible
  • unevadible
  • evadest
  • evadeth
  • evadible
  • evasible
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