Where does “aves” come from?
aves (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ave, from Old Portuguese ave, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.
aves (Portuguese): plural of ave
Ancestry of “aves”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | ave | bird; hail; Clipping of ave Maria |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ave | bird; hail |
| 3 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 4 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 5 | Latin | fauna | animals |