English
Vado
Vado comes from Spanish vado ‘ford’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- ‘to go, to proceed’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₂dʰ-‘to go, to proceed’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wh₂dʰómreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*waðom‘ford, shallow water’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvadum‘a shallow, ford, shoal’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500vado
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘ford’
- EnglishtodayVado
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₂dʰ-‘to go, to proceed’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wh₂dʰómreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*waðom‘ford, shallow water’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvadum‘a shallow, ford, shoal’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500vado
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘ford’
- EnglishtodayVado
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- ‘to go, to proceed’
invasion, wade, invasive, evasion, invade, evade, waddle, 1 more
Today it means
name A census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- / Vado