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
- plural of avo; grandparents
Ancestry of “avi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | avo | grandparent |
| 2 | French | aïeul | ancestor; grandfather; old man |
| 3 | Old French | aiol | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aviolus | grandfather |
| 5 | Latin | avus | grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | abū | river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |