Where does “envahissable” come from?
envahissable (French) comes from French envahir, from Old French envaïr, from Vulgar Latin invadire, from Latin invado, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
envahissable (French): invadable
Definitions
- invadable
Ancestry of “envahissable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | envahir | to invade; to stretch, to overgrow, to fill |
| 2 | Old French | envaïr | Alternative form of envair |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | invadire | — |
| 4 | Latin | invado | I enter; I invade |
| 5 | Latin | vādō | to go, walk, rush |
| 6 | Latin | vadere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 7 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |