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Where does “habitat” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “habitat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhabitoI reside, inhabit; I remain, dwell, live; I...
2LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
3Proto-Italichabēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
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