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Where does “avez” come from?

avez (Old Spanish) comes from Latin ad vix, from Latin vix, from Proto-Italic wiks, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “avez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinad vix—
2Latinvixwith difficulty; scarcely, barely; hardly,...
3Proto-Italicwiks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “avez”

  • abés
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