Where does “invader” come from?

invader (Middle French) comes 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.

invader (Middle French): to invade

Definitions

  1. to invade

Ancestry of “invader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininvadoI enter; I invade
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic wāðōEvery word from Latin vado
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