Where does “avere” come from?
avere (Romanian) comes from Romanian avea, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
avere (Romanian): assets; wealth
Ancestry of “avere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | avea | to have; to stand; Used to form other tenses |
| 2 | Latin | habeō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |