Etymology

avens

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Today it means: A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet. Full definition →

Middle English avence ← Anglo-Norman avance ← Old French avence
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The story

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromavencia“a kind of clover”
  2. Old French · derived fromavence
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromavance
  4. Middle English · inherited fromavence
  5. English todayavens

From Middle English avence, from Anglo-Norman avance, Old French avence, from Medieval Latin avencia (“a kind of clover”).

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