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Where does “habitāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “habitāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhabeō—
2Proto-Italichabēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
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