Where does “avoir” come from?

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

avoir (French): to have; to own; to possess; to get

Definitions

  1. to have; to own; to possess; to get

Ancestry of “avoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchavoirto have
2Old Frenchavoirto have; to exist; possession; good
3Latinhabēregoods, capital, investment

Words derived from “avoir”

Every word from Latin habēre →Every word from Old French avoir →Every word from Middle French avoir →