Where does “avis” come from?

avis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs, from Old French avis, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan 𐌀.

avis (Norwegian Bokmål): a newspaper; imperative of avise

Definitions

  1. a newspaper; imperative of avise

Ancestry of “avis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavisopinion; piece of advice; notice
2Middle Frenchadvisopinion
3Dutchadviesadvice
4Middle Dutchavijs—
5Old Frenchavisopinion
6Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
7LatinA—
8Etruscan𐌀and, also
9Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
10Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
11Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from “avis”

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