Where does “avis” come from?

avis (Old French) comes from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan 𐌀, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔, from Phoenician 𐤀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

avis (Old French): opinion

Definitions

  1. opinion

Ancestry of “avis”, step by step

avis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
2LatinA—
3Etruscan𐌀and, also
4Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
5Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾—

via Latin visum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvisumvision, mental image; nominative neuter singular...
2Latinvīsōto look at, look into, stare at, view
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Old French vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvisface; opinion
2Latinvīsushaving been seen
3Proto-Celticwissosknown
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “avis”

Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀 →Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔ →