Where does β€œavis” come from?

avis (Swedish) comes from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs, from Old French avis, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€.

avis (Swedish): jelly, jealous

Definitions

  1. jelly, jealous

Ancestry of β€œavis”, step by step

avis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French avis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavisopinion; piece of advice; notice
2Middle Frenchadvisopinion
3Dutchadviesadvice
4Middle Dutchavijsβ€”
5Old Frenchavisopinion
6Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
7LatinAβ€”
8EtruscanπŒ€and, also
9Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
10Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
11Egyptian𓃾—

via Swedish avundsjuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavundsjukjealous; envious
2Swedishavundenvy
3Romanianafunddeep; depth; first-person singular present...
4Old NorseΗ«fundenvy
5Proto-Germanicabundizenvy
6Proto-Germanicundizfavour; affection
7Proto-GermanicunnanΔ…to grant, bestow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’