Where does “averla” come from?

averla (Italian) comes from Italian avere, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

averla (Italian): shrike any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae

Definitions

  1. shrike any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae

Ancestry of “averla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianavereto have
2Latinhabeōto have, hold
3Proto-Italichabēō
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic habēōEvery word from Latin habeō
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