Etymology Explorer β€Ί Old French

Where does β€œagait” come from?

agait (Old French) comes from Old French agaitier, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

agait (Old French): surveillance; attention; watching; trap; ambush

Definitions

  1. surveillance; attention; watching; trap; ambush

Ancestry of β€œagait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchagaitierto watch; to survey; to keep watch
2Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
3LatinAβ€”
4EtruscanπŒ€β€”
5Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
6Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
7Egyptian𓃾—
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