Where does “invasif” come from?
invasif (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin invasivus, from Latin invāsus, 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.
Ancestry of “invasif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | invasivus | — |
| 2 | Latin | invāsus | entered, invaded |
| 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 |