Where does “avus” come from?

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

avus (Latin): grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...

Definitions

  1. grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...

Ancestry of “avus”, step by step

avus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic abū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticabūriver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle

Words derived from “avus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →