Where does “evite” come from?

evite (Scots) comes from Middle French eviter, from Latin ēvītō, from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

evite (Scots): To avoid, escape, or shun

Definitions

  1. To avoid, escape, or shun

Ancestry of “evite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frencheviterto avoid
2Latinēvītōto shun, avoid
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwidʰeh₁-separate, set apart
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwidʰeh₁- →