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Where does “aval” come from?

aval (Spanish) comes from Portuguese aval, from German Aval, from Italian avallo, from Russian ава́ль, from French aval, from French à, from English avie, from French envie — in.

aval (Spanish): endorsement; countersignature; guarantee

Definitions

  1. endorsement; countersignature; guarantee

Ancestry of “aval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseavalpermit
2GermanAval—
3Italianavallo—
4Russianава́ль—
5Frenchavaldownstream area, lower reaches; approval,...
6Frenchàto; on the, to; at
7Englishavieemulously
8Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
9Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
10Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
11LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
12Latinīn-—
13Latinîn—
14Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
15Proto-Italicenin
16Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “aval”

  • avalar
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