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Where does “aviolus” come from?

aviolus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

aviolus (Vulgar Latin): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “aviolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
2Proto-Celticabūriver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “aviolus”

  • ael
  • besaiel
  • trisaïeul
  • aïeul
  • bisaïeul
  • aiel
  • aiuel
  • aiol
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