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Where does “aveugle” come from?

aveugle (French) comes from Middle French aveugle, from Old French avogle, from Latin ab oculis, from Gaulish exsops, from Proto-Celtic exs-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

aveugle (French): past participle of aveugler; blinded

Definitions

  1. past participle of aveugler; blinded

Ancestry of “aveugle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchaveugle—
2Old Frenchavogleblind; blind person; inflection of avogler: ##...
3Latinab oculisblind
4Gaulishexsops—
5Proto-Celticexs-out
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

Words derived from “aveugle”

  • aveuglément
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