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Where does “averto” come from?

averto (Venetian) comes from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

Ancestry of “averto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
2Latinaperiō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “averto”

  • αβέρτος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →