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Where does “evitans” come from?

evitans (Latin) comes from Latin ēvītō, from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

evitans (Latin): shunning, avoiding

Definitions

  1. shunning, avoiding

Ancestry of “evitans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēvītō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwidʰeh₁-separate, set apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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