Where does “evitare” come from?
evitare (Latin) comes from Latin vitare, from Latin vito, from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “evitare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vitare | inflection of vītō:
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| 2 | Latin | vito | I avoid, evade; I shun |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwidʰeh₁- | separate, set apart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |