Where does “avellere” come from?

avellere (Italian) comes from Latin avello, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Ancestry of “avellere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinavelloI tear off or away; I wrest; I pluck or rend off
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latinābfrom, away from, out of
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →