Where does “avi” come from?

avi (Ido) comes from Ido avo, from French aïeul, from Old French aiol, from Vulgar Latin aviolus, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

avi (Ido): plural of avo; grandparents

Definitions

  1. plural of avo; grandparents

Ancestry of “avi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoavograndparent
2Frenchaïeulancestor; grandfather; old man
3Old Frenchaiol
4Vulgar Latinaviolusgrandfather
5Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
6Proto-Celticabūriver
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “avi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Celtic abūEvery word from Latin avus
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