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Where does “habent” come from?

habent (Latin) comes from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

habent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “habent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
2Proto-Italichabēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

Words derived from “habent”

  • -an
  • an
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