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Etymology of avi-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avisbor. English avi- Borrowed from Latin avis (“bird”).

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prefix

bird · flight

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avisbor. English avi- Borrowed from Latin avis (“bird”).

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