Where does “évader” come from?

évader (Middle French) comes from Latin ēvādō, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

Ancestry of “évader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēvādōto exit, leave, come out
2Latinvādōto go, walk, rush
3Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
4LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
5Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “évader”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāðō →Every word from Latin vado →