Where does “avo” come from?

avo (Italian) comes from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

avo (Italian): ancestor, forefather

Definitions

  1. ancestor, forefather

Ancestry of “avo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
2Proto-Celticabūriver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “avo”

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