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Where does “aerohaveno” come from?

aerohaveno (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto haveno, from English haven, from Middle English haven, from Old English habban, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

aerohaveno (Esperanto): airport

Definitions

  1. airport

Ancestry of “aerohaveno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantohavenoport, harbour
2EnglishhavenA harbour or anchorage protected from the sea; A...
3Middle Englishhavento have
4Old Englishhabbanto have, to possess; have
5Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
6Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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