Etymology Explorer › Middle French

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

  1. to invade

Ancestry of “envahir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchenvaïrAlternative form of envair
2Vulgar Latininvadire—
3LatininvadoI enter; I invade
4Latinvādō—
5Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
6LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
7Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
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