Latin word avis comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ow-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (Bird.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*h₂ow- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*h₂éwis | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Bird. |
*awis | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Bird. |
avis | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) omen, portent. A bird. |