avô

Portuguese

/aˈvo/, /ɐˈvo/

noun
Definitions
  • grandfather, male grandparent

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese avoo (grandfather) inherited from Latin *avoilu-, avus (grandfather, ancestor, old man) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (grandfather, maternal uncle, maternal grandfather, adult male relative other than one's father, descendant, maternal grandfather uncle, relative).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂éwh₂os

Gloss

grandfather, maternal uncle, maternal grandfather, adult male relative other than one's father, descendant, maternal grandfather uncle, relative

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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