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Where does “avoila-” come from?

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

avoila- (Vulgar Latin): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “avoila-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaviolagrandmother
2Latinaviagrandmother; groundsel; singular feminine...
3Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
4Proto-Celticabūriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “avoila-”

  • trisavó
  • bisavó
  • tia-avó
  • avó
  • avoa
  • avoa
  • afo
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