Where does “avoir de pois” come from?
avoir de pois (Middle English) comes from Old French aveir, from Old French avoir, from Latin habēre.
Ancestry of “avoir de pois”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | aveir | Alternative form of avoir |
| 2 | Old French | avoir | to have; to exist; possession; good |
| 3 | Latin | habēre | — |
Words derived from “avoir de pois”