Where does “avius” come from?
avius (Latin) comes from Latin avia, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
avius (Latin): remote, out of the way; astray, distracting
Definitions
- remote, out of the way; astray, distracting
Ancestry of “avius”, step by step
avius traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin avia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | avia | grandmother; groundsel; singular feminine... |
| 2 | Latin | avus | grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | abū | river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |
via Latin viā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Cornish avi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | avi | enmity, envy, jealousy, malice |