Where does “avea” come from?

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

avea (Romanian): to have; to stand; Used to form other tenses

Definitions

  1. to have; to stand; Used to form other tenses

Ancestry of “avea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhabeōto have, hold
2Proto-Italichabēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

Words derived from “avea”

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