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Where does “aveugler” come from?

aveugler (French) comes 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.

aveugler (French): to blind

Definitions

  1. to blind

Ancestry of “aveugler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaveuglépast participle of aveugler; blinded
2Middle Frenchaveugle—
3Old Frenchavogleblind; blind person; inflection of avogler: ##...
4Latinab oculisblind
5Gaulishexsops—
6Proto-Celticexs-out
7Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

Words derived from “aveugler”

  • inveigle
  • inveiglement
  • inveigler
  • aveuglement
  • aveuglé
  • aveuglément
  • aveugler
  • aveugle
  • désaveugler
  • aveuglement volontaire
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