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
- past participle of aveugler; blinded
Ancestry of “aveugle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | aveugle | — |
| 2 | Old French | avogle | blind; blind person; inflection of avogler:
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| 3 | Latin | ab oculis | blind |
| 4 | Gaulish | exsops | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | exs- | out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵʰs | out; from, out of |
Words derived from “aveugle”