Where does “evitare” come from?
evitare (Romanian) comes from Romanian evita, from French éviter, from Latin ēvītāre, from Latin vitare, from Latin vito, from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
evitare (Romanian): avoidance
Definitions
- avoidance
Ancestry of “evitare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | evita | to avoid |
| 2 | French | éviter | to avoid; to dodge, to shun, to bypass; to avert |
| 3 | Latin | ēvītāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | vitare | inflection of vītō: ## present active... |
| 5 | Latin | vito | I avoid, evade; I shun |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwidʰeh₁- | separate, set apart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |