Etymograph

English

aviform

Aviform comes from Latin avis ‘bird’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ‘sheep’, and ultimately from *h₂ew- ‘dress, be dressed, clothe oneself’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘dress, be dressed, clothe oneself’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ówis‘sheep’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwis‘bird’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*awis‘bird’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEavis‘bird’
  6. Englishtodayaviform

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘dress, be dressed, clothe oneself’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ówis‘sheep’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwis‘bird’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*awis‘bird’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEavis‘bird’
  6. Englishtodayaviform

Formed from -form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘dress, be dressed, clothe oneself’

audience, ear, audit, acoustic, obey, audible, anesthesia, ovation, avid, aural, avarice, otolaryngology, 65 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ‘sheep’

ewe, 9 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis ‘bird’

love, egg, oval, ey, 10 more

through Latin avis ‘bird’

aviation, auspicious, avian, ocarina, aviator, aviary, 6 more

Today it means

adj Having the shape of a bird

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / aviform

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