Where does “aver” come from?
Aver comes from French avérer, Old French aveir, Latin ad and weh₁ros, tracing to Proto-Indo-European ád, weh₁-, and -ós.
aver (English): To assert the truth of, to affirm with...
Definitions
- To assert the truth of, to affirm with...
Ancestry of “aver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | aver | horse or other beast of burden, service required... |
| 2 | Old French | aver | Alternative form of avoir |
| 3 | Old French | avoir | to have; to exist; possession; good |
| 4 | Latin | habēre | goods, capital, investment |
Words derived from “aver”