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avel.

To pull away.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈvɛl/
  1. To pull away.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *wl̥néh₃ti Proto-Italic *welnō Latin vellō Latin āvellōbor. English avel Borrowed from Latin āvellō.

noun
  1. A mourner.

    Judaism
Where this word comes from

From Hebrew אבל (avel).

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