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Where does “habet” come from?

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

habet (Latin): third-person singular present active indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present active indicative...

Ancestry of “habet”, 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
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