Etymology

evite

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Today it means: To avoid. Full definition →

Middle French eviter ← Latin ēvītō
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  1. Latin · derived fromēvītō“to avoid”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromeviter
  3. English todayevite

Borrowed from Middle French eviter, from Latin ēvītō (“to avoid”).

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