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Where does “aver” come from?

aver (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan aver, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

aver (Occitan): to have; to possess; to have

Definitions

  1. to have; to possess; to have

Ancestry of “aver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanaverto have; to possess
2Latinhabeō—
3Proto-Italichabēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

Words derived from “aver”

  • an
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