avo

Esperanto

/ˈavo/

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Definitions
  • grandfather
  • (colloquial) old man
  • (nonstandard) grandparent

Etymology

Derived from Latin avus (grandfather, ancestor, old man) derived 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

Kanji

Emoji

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