Where does “evasive” come from?
evasive (Italian) comes from Italian evasivo, from Latin evāsus, from Latin ēvādō, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
evasive (Italian): feminine plural of evasivo
Definitions
- feminine plural of evasivo
Ancestry of “evasive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | evasivo | evasive |
| 2 | Latin | evāsus | evaded |
| 3 | Latin | ēvādō | to exit, leave, come out |
| 4 | Latin | vādō | to go, walk, rush |
| 5 | Latin | vadere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 6 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |