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Where does “invadire” come from?

invadire (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin invado, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

Ancestry of “invadire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininvadoI enter; I invade
2Latinvādō—
3Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
4LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
5Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “invadire”

  • envahisseur
  • envahissement
  • envahir
  • envair
  • envair
  • envaïr
  • envahi
  • envahir
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