aid
English
/eɪd/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
- (countable) A helper; an assistant.
- (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
- (countable) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
- (countable) An exchequer loan.
- (countable) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
- (countable) An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English aide derived from Old French eide derived from Latin adiūtāre, adiūtō, adiuto (help, assist).
Origin
Latin
adiūtāre, adiūtō, adiuto
Gloss
help, assist
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aidable English
- aider English
- aidest English
- aideth English
- aidful English
- aidless English
- aidman English
- inaidable English
- man English
- nonaid English
- subaid English
- unaidable English
- underaid English
- adiūtus Latin
- adiūtāre, adiūtō, adiuto Latin
- aiutino Italian
- aiuto Italian
- autoaiuto Italian
- autoayuda Spanish, Castilian
- ayuda Spanish, Castilian
- ayudadita Spanish, Castilian
- ajuda Portuguese
- autoajuda Portuguese
- aide Middle English
- aiden Middle English
- aydaunt Middle English
- aide Old French
- eide Old French
- ayuda Tagalog