avis

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Latin word avis comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ow-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (Bird.)

*h₂ow- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₂éwis (Proto-Indo-European)

Bird.

*awis (Proto-Italic)

Bird.

avis (Latin)

(figuratively) omen, portent. A bird.

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