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French word épouvantail comes from Latin paveo, Latin evanescere, Vulgar Latin *expavento, and later Latin expaveo (I am sorely afraid or terrified of.)
paveo (Latin)
(intransitive) I am struck with fear, I am afraid or terrified; tremble or quake with fear.. (transitive) I fear, dread or am terrified by.
evanescere (Latin)
*expavento (Vulgar Latin)
expaveo (Latin)
I am sorely afraid or terrified of.
*expavento (Latin)
I scare, terrify.
*expaventāre (Vulgar Latin)
espoenter (Old French)
To scare.
espoventer (Middle French)
To scare.
épouvanter (French)
(transitive) to terrify, horrify.
épouvantail (French)
Scarecrow (an effigy made to scare the birds away).