Where does “evite” come from?
evite (English) comes from Middle French eviter, from Latin ēvītō, from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
evite (English): To avoid
Ancestry of “evite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | eviter | to avoid |
| 2 | Latin | ēvītō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwidʰeh₁- | separate, set apart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |