Where does “provendre” come from?
provendre (Old French) comes from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus, from Latin praebeō, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
Ancestry of “provendre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | praebenda | a payment, in {{der|en|ML.|-}} also an allowance... |
| 2 | Latin | praebendus | which is to be proffered |
| 3 | Latin | praebeō | — |
| 4 | Latin | habeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |
Words derived from “provendre”