Etymology of the English word average
the English word
averagederived from the Old French word
avariederived from the Old Italian word
avariaderived from the Arabic word
'awariyaderived from the Arabic word
'awarderived from the Arabic word
'awiraderived from the Arabic word
‘awarDate
The earliest known usage of average in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
averaged,
averagingCognates
Dutch
avarij, French
avarie, German
Havarie, Italian
avaria, Norwegian
havari, Portuguese
avaria, Spanish
averia, Swedish
haveriUsage
Word found in Modern English
