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

Definitions

  1. assets; wealth

Ancestry of “avere”, 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 →