vad
Latingo, walk, advance
About This Root
From Latin vādere (to go, walk, advance), past participle vāsus. The prefix sets the direction of the walking: in- (into) gives invade, e- (away) gives evade, per- (through everywhere) gives pervade. The -s- of vāsus produces the adjectives invasive, evasive, pervasive. The native English wade, with its variant wad-, is a Germanic cousin that kept the literal sense of walking through water.
Associated Words · 16
invasion
A military attack on another country; an unwanted intrusion
invade
To enter by force to conquer; to overrun or encroach upon
pervasive
Spreading widely; present or felt everywhere
wade
To walk through water or something that impedes progress
invasive
Spreading harmfully into new areas; involving entry into the body
evade
To escape or avoid by cunning or cleverness
invader
A person or group that enters a place by force to conquer it
pervade
To spread through every part of something; to permeate
evasion
The act of avoiding something by clever or dishonest means
evasive
Deliberately vague or indirect; avoiding clear answers
waddle
To walk with short steps, swaying from side to side
pervasiveness
The quality of being widespread and present everywhere
pervasively
In a way that spreads widely throughout
evader
A person who avoids or escapes something
pervasion
The process of spreading through every part of something
tax-evasion
The illegal act of avoiding paying taxes