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Where does “avis” come from?

avis (Latin) comes from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.

avis (Latin): a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...

Definitions

  1. a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...

Ancestry of “avis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishavifaunaThe birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
2Latinfaunaanimals

Words derived from “avis”

  • aviation
  • especially
  • specific
  • avian
  • special
  • respect
  • ostrich
  • aviator
  • species
  • expect
  • aviary
  • despite
  • aspect
  • spite
  • avifauna
  • respectively
  • oka
  • specifically
  • scope
  • respective
  • aviatrix
  • prospect
  • suspect
  • nonavian
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