Where does “habeo” come from?

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

habeo (Latin): to have, hold

Definitions

  1. to have, hold

Ancestry of “habeo”, step by step

habeo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic habēō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichabēō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

via Proto-Italic haβēō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichaβēōto have, hold
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

via Proto-Indo-European ghabh-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanghabh-to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

Words derived from “habeo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →