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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”

  • zagala
  • -á
  • haver
  • -à
  • rudeza
  • marquesa
  • peixa
  • hás
  • presidenta
  • -a
  • freira
  • microfonada
  • hei
  • hai
  • haber
  • a
  • freira
  • -a
  • abi
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