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Where does “averruncandus” come from?

averruncandus (Latin) comes from Latin averrunco, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

averruncandus (Latin): which is to be averted

Definitions

  1. which is to be averted

Ancestry of “averruncandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaverruncoI avert, remove, ward off
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latināb—
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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