[HPforGrownups] Re: Avada Kedavra Meaning

[nymphadoraotonks at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 84871

Has Latin Dictionary Handy :) :
It has been a long time since I have thought 'in Latin', so... here goes.

The closest word to Avada I can find in my Latin Dictionary ( which I had to 
retrieve from the cellar since it has been packed there since University) is:

Avida, which translated to english means Eager, insatiable, greedy, 
gluttonous, voracious.

Kadava: there are very few 'K' words in the ancient language, so I looked 
under 'C' and found Cado- v. to be slain, to die, to fall, etc.`also, to decay, 
to vainish, to cease.



to delve a bit further in reply to Carol, Geoff, and Troels, JKR doesn't 
always use the proper 'Latin' endings to words to show structural placement and 
meaning. Rather, I actually find myself looking at some of them as Italian 
derivation. ( albeit somewhat similar in sound, pronunciation, and meaning) Sadly I 
studied Latin for 8 years, and can only remember 'Omnes Gallia divide en tres 
partes' and a few other random phrases. 

-Tonks, hoping she was helpful


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