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

Definitions

  1. plural of ave

Ancestry of “aves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseavebird; hail; Clipping of ave Maria
2Old Portugueseavebird; hail
3Latinavisa bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
4EnglishavifaunaThe birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
5Latinfaunaanimals
Every word from Latin fauna →Every word from Latin avis →Every word from English avifauna →
aves — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer