Where does “évader” come from?
évader (French) comes from Latin ēvādō, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
évader (French): to escape
Definitions
- to escape
Ancestry of “évader”, step by step
évader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ēvādō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ēvādō | to exit, leave, come out |
| 2 | Latin | vādō | to go, walk, rush |
| 3 | Latin | vadere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 4 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |
via Latin evadĕre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | evadĕre | — |