Where does “aveugle” come from?
aveugle (Middle French) comes from Old French avogle, from Latin ab oculis, from Gaulish exsops, from Proto-Celtic exs-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.
Ancestry of “aveugle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | avogle | blind; blind person; inflection of avogler:
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| 2 | Latin | ab oculis | blind |
| 3 | Gaulish | exsops | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | exs- | out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵʰs | out; from, out of |
Words derived from “aveugle”