Where does “aver” come from?

aver (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish aver, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

aver (Ladino): to have

Definitions

  1. to have

Ancestry of “aver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishaverto 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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