Where does “avoirs” come from?
avoirs (French) comes from French avoir, from Middle French avoir, from Old French avoir, from Latin habēre.
avoirs (French): plural of avoir
Ancestry of “avoirs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | avoir | asset, possession; to have; to have , must |
| 2 | Middle French | avoir | to have |
| 3 | Old French | avoir | to have; to exist; possession; good |
| 4 | Latin | habēre | — |
Words derived from “avoirs”