aid

aid · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromadiūtō, adiūtāre“to assist, help”
2. Old French · derived fromeide
3. Middle English · inherited fromaide
4. English todayaid

From Middle English aide, eide, ayde, from Old French eide, aide, from aidier, from Latin adiūtō, adiūtāre (“to assist, help”). Cognates include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto.

aid · verb²

1. Latin · derived fromadiuto
2. Old French · derived fromeider
3. Middle English · inherited fromaiden
4. English todayaid

From Middle English aiden, from Old French eider, aider, aidier, from Latin adiuto, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”, verb).

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