Where does “avoir de pois” come from?

avoir de pois (Middle English) comes from Old French aveir, from Old French avoir, from Latin habēre — goods, capital, investment.

Ancestry of “avoir de pois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchaveirAlternative form of avoir
2Old Frenchavoirto have; to exist; possession; good
3Latinhabēregoods, capital, investment

Words derived from “avoir de pois”

Every word from Latin habēre →Every word from Old French avoir →Every word from Old French aveir →