Where does “habeo” come from?
habeo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
Ancestry of “habeo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |