Where does “aveuglement” come from?
aveuglement (French) comes from French aveugler, from French aveuglé, 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.
aveuglement (French): blindly
Ancestry of “aveuglement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | aveugler | to blind |
| 2 | French | aveuglé | past participle of aveugler; blinded |
| 3 | Middle French | aveugle | — |
| 4 | Old French | avogle | blind; blind person; inflection of avogler:
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| 5 | Latin | ab oculis | blind |
| 6 | Gaulish | exsops | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | exs- | out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵʰs | out; from, out of |