Where does “are” come from?

are (Romanian) comes from Romanian avea, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

are (Romanian): third-person singular present indicative of avea

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of avea

Ancestry of “are”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianaveato have; to stand; Used to form other tenses
2Latinhabeōto have, hold
3Proto-Italichabēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeō →