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Etymology of aval

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a French àabbr.? French valoirabbr.? French avalbor. English aval Borrowed from French aval.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a French àabbr.? French valoirabbr.? French avalbor. English aval Borrowed from French aval.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
adj

Of, related to, or characteristic of a grandparent.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin avus (“grandfather”) + -al.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

Synonym of flattened rice.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Malayalam അവൽ (aval) or Tamil அவல் (aval).

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