Where does “envahir” come from?
envahir (Middle French) comes from Old French envaïr, from Vulgar Latin invadire, from Latin invado, 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.
envahir (Middle French): to invade
Definitions
- to invade
Ancestry of “envahir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | envaïr | Alternative form of envair |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | invadire | — |
| 3 | Latin | invado | I enter; I invade |
| 4 | Latin | vādō | to go, walk, rush |
| 5 | Latin | vadere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 6 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |