Where does “éviter” come from?

éviter (French) comes 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.

éviter (French): to avoid; to dodge, to shun, to bypass; to avert

Definitions

  1. to avoid; to dodge, to shun, to bypass; to avert

Ancestry of “éviter”, step by step

éviter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ēvītāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēvītāre—
2Latinvitareinflection of vītō: ## present active...
3LatinvitoI avoid, evade; I shun
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwidʰeh₁-separate, set apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Latin ēvītō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēvītōto shun, avoid
2Latinvītōto avoid, evade

Words derived from “éviter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁- →