Where does “atavus” come from?

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

atavus (Latin): ancestor; great-great-great-grandfather

Definitions

  1. ancestor; great-great-great-grandfather

Ancestry of “atavus”, step by step

atavus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin avus

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

via Latin at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinatbut, yet; whereas
2Proto-Italic*ati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “atavus”

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