Where does “eviti” come from?
eviti (Esperanto) comes from French éviter, from Latin ēvītāre, from Latin vitare, from Latin vito, from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
eviti (Esperanto): to avoid, evade
Definitions
- to avoid, evade
Ancestry of “eviti”, step by step
eviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French éviter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éviter | to avoid; to dodge, to shun, to bypass; to avert |
| 2 | Latin | ēvītāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | vitare | inflection of vītō: ## present active... |
| 4 | Latin | vito | I avoid, evade; I shun |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwidʰeh₁- | separate, set apart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Italian evitare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | evitare | to avoid, shy away from; to dodge; to ward off |