Ave

Morpheme

Ave

Type

bound base

Denotation

grandfather, ancestor, progenitor, forefather

Etymology

Latin avus

Evidence

Abavorana, Acristavus, atavism, atavist, atavistic, atavistical, atavistically, avo-, avonymic, avuncular, avunculate, avunculates, avunculicide, avunculocal, avunculocality, nonatavistic

Notes

avunculus means “maternal uncle”

See Also

Uncle

Homographs

Ave, -ave