Where does “ravoir” come from?

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

ravoir (Middle French): to have again

Definitions

  1. to have again

Ancestry of “ravoir”, step by step

ravoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French avoir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchavoirto have
2Old Frenchavoirto have; to exist; possession; good
3Latinhabēregoods, capital, investment

via Middle French re

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchredefendant, accused
2Latinreusguilty; defendant, accused; plaintiff
3Proto-Italicreiwos—

Words derived from “ravoir”

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