Where does “aïeul” come from?

aïeul (French) comes from Old French aiol, from Vulgar Latin aviolus, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

aïeul (French): ancestor; grandfather; old man

Definitions

  1. ancestor; grandfather; old man

Ancestry of “aïeul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaiol—
2Vulgar Latinaviolusgrandfather
3Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
4Proto-Celticabūriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “aïeul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Latin avus →