Where does “ay” come from?

ay (Middle French) comes from Middle French avoir, from Old French avoir, from Latin habēre — goods, capital, investment.

ay (Middle French): first-person singular present indicative of avoir

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of avoir

Ancestry of “ay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchavoirto have
2Old Frenchavoirto have; to exist; possession; good
3Latinhabēregoods, capital, investment
Every word from Latin habēre →Every word from Old French avoir →Every word from Middle French avoir →
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