Where does “aver” come from?

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

aver (Old Portuguese): to have; to exist

Definitions

  1. to have; to exist

Ancestry of “aver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhaberepresent active infinitive of habeō; second-person...
2LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
3Proto-Italichabēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

Words derived from “aver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeo →