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
- a newspaper; imperative of avise
Ancestry of “avis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | avis | opinion; piece of advice; notice |
| 2 | Middle French | advis | opinion |
| 3 | Dutch | advies | advice |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | avijs | — |
| 5 | Old French | avis | opinion |
| 6 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 7 | Latin | A | — |
| 8 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 10 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 11 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
Words derived from “avis”