Aid
/eɪd/noun
To help or support; assistance.
Did you know?Aid ultimately comes from Latin *adīutāre*, an intensive form of *adiuvāre* meaning “to help,” built from *ad-* “to” + *iuvāre* “to give help,” a root that also lives in words tied to support and relief.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeug-
“to join, unite, or make strong”
Latin
Latin
iuvāre
“to help, give support”
Late Latin
Latin
adiutāre
“to help repeatedly, assist”
Old French
OF
aider
“to help”
Middle English
English
ayen / aiden
“to help, assist”
Modern English
English
aid
“to help or support”