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Where does “provand” come from?

provand (English) comes from Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus, from Latin praebeō, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

provand (English): provender

Definitions

  1. provender

Ancestry of “provand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraebendanominative feminine singular of praebendus;...
2Latinpraebenduswhich is to be proffered
3Latinpraebeō—
4Latinhabeō—
5Proto-Italichabēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
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