Where does “avez” come from?

avez (French) comes from French avoir, from Middle French avoir, from Old French avoir, from Latin habēre — goods, capital, investment.

avez (French): second-person plural present indicative of avoir

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of avoir

Ancestry of “avez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavoirto have; to own; to possess; to get
2Middle Frenchavoirto have
3Old Frenchavoirto have; to exist; possession; good
4Latinhabēregoods, capital, investment
Every word from Latin habēreEvery word from Old French avoirEvery word from Middle French avoir