Where does “épaviste” come from?

épaviste (French) comes from French épave, from Old French espave, from Latin expavidus, from Latin pavidus, from Latin paveō, from Proto-Italic pawēō, from Proto-Indo-European paw- — strike; to strike.

épaviste (French): scrap dealer vehicles

Definitions

  1. scrap dealer vehicles

Ancestry of “épaviste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépavewreck; human wreck, basket case; wreckage, piece...
2Old Frenchespave
3Latinexpavidusterrified greatly, utterly horrified, extremely...
4Latinpavidustrembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed;...
5Latinpaveōto be struck with fear, to be afraid or terrified; tremble or quake with fear
6Proto-Italicpawēō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpaw-strike; to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European paw-Every word from Proto-Italic pawēōEvery word from Latin paveō