Where does “evitar” come from?

evitar (Galician) comes from Latin ēvītō, from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

evitar (Galician): to avoid

Definitions

  1. to avoid

Ancestry of “evitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēvītōto shun, avoid
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwidʰeh₁-separate, set apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁- →